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Dayton, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Dayton is a Census city of 9,058 people across 30.66 square miles of land, in Liberty County. Median household income is $59,691, 65.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dayton
What Dayton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area30.66 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land295
- County holding the largest share of its areaLiberty 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
- Population9,058
- Median age31.4
- Population under 182,360 plus or minus 520
- Share under 1826.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over1,274 plus or minus 280
- Share 65 and over14.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households3,110
- Family households2,030
- Share of households that are families65.3 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$59,691 plus or minus $19,094
- Per capita income$33,296
- Civilian labor force4,126
- Employed3,831
- Unemployed295 plus or minus 171
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over5,905
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
Housing in Dayton
- Housing units3,471
- Occupied units3,110
- Vacant units361 plus or minus 204
- Vacancy rate10.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied2,044
- Renter occupied1,066 plus or minus 311
- Ownership rate65.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$227,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,045
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Single family units2,385
- Share single family68.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more695 plus or minus 254
- Share in buildings of two or more20.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes233 plus or minus 137
- Median year structure built2000
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 commute3,406
- Commuting under 15 minutes519 plus or minus 264
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,914 plus or minus 415
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.2 percent
- Drove alone73.7 percent
- Carpooled16.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
SBA loans in Dayton (7(a))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$14,123,000
- Average approval$784,611
- Median approval$210,000
- Largest approval$4,650,000
- Jobs supported403
- Jobs per approval22.4
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises11.1 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dayton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$635,000
- Average approval$317,500
- Median approval$317,500
- Largest approval$478,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dayton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Dayton
Flood risk in Dayton
- NFIP communityCity of Dayton
- NFIP community number480440
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/19/18
The City of Dayton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480440 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Liberty County, not Dayton
Liberty County context, not Dayton figures
- Establishments in Liberty County1,206
- Covered employment, Liberty County20,119
- Average annual pay, Liberty County$55,677
- Housing units permitted, Liberty County1,321
Every figure in this section is published for Liberty County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dayton.
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.
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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, Texas?
9,058, in 3,110 households. Dayton city covers 30.66 square miles of land, which is 295 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?
Liberty 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?
$59,691. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $227,600. Median gross rent is $1,045 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?
18 7(a) approvals totaling $14.1 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $210,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $635,000 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 5 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.
Is Dayton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dayton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dayton, city of, community 480440, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Liberty 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.