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Dayton, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Dayton is a Census CDP of 7,952 people across 2.41 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $151,902, 88.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dayton
What Dayton is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.41 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,303
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiddlesex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
How many people live in Dayton
- Population7,952
- Median age41.8
- Population under 181,865
- Share under 1823.5 percent
- Population 65 and over989
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent
- Households2,641
- Family households2,253
- Share of households that are families85.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
Income and work in Dayton
- Median household income$151,902
- Per capita income$59,761
- Civilian labor force4,640
- Employed4,325
- Unemployed315 plus or minus 199
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over5,551
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher70.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
Housing in Dayton
- Housing units2,684
- Occupied units2,641
- Vacant units43 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate1.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied2,324
- Renter occupied317 plus or minus 124
- Ownership rate88.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$496,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,199
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent
- Single family units2,403
- Share single family89.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more281 plus or minus 137
- Share in buildings of two or more10.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
How Dayton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,314
- Commuting under 15 minutes471 plus or minus 161
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,665
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.2 percent
- Drove alone64.2 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport4.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home22.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
SBA loans in Dayton (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$6,461,900
- Average approval$403,869
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$1,500,000
- Jobs supported194
- Jobs per approval12.1
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dayton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dayton
SBA loans in Dayton (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$7,539,000
- Average approval$2,513,000
- Median approval$2,303,000
- Largest approval$4,314,000
- Jobs supported129
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dayton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Middlesex County, not Dayton
Middlesex County context, not Dayton figures
- Establishments in Middlesex County22,314
- Covered employment, Middlesex County430,555
- Average annual pay, Middlesex County$82,400
- Housing units permitted, Middlesex County1,792
Every figure in this section is published for Middlesex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dayton.
All Middlesex County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dayton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dayton, New Jersey?
7,952, in 2,641 households. Dayton CDP covers 2.41 square miles of land, which is 3,303 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dayton in?
Middlesex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dayton?
$151,902. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $496,600. Median gross rent is $2,199 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dayton businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $6.5 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $7.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dayton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dayton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dayton. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Dayton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Middlesex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dayton.
Is zoning published for Dayton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.