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Dayton, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Dayton is a Census town of 1,920 people across 1.03 square miles of land, in Rockingham County. Median household income is $75,769, 66.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $183,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dayton
What Dayton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.03 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,865 plus or minus 466
- County holding the largest share of its areaRockingham 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
- Population1,920 plus or minus 480
- Median age37.1
- Population under 18414 plus or minus 144
- Share under 1821.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over288 plus or minus 69
- Share 65 and over15.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households782 plus or minus 186
- Family households586 plus or minus 145
- Share of households that are families74.9 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$75,769 plus or minus $32,450
- Per capita income$40,702
- Civilian labor force1,169 plus or minus 294
- Employed1,139 plus or minus 288
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over1,389 plus or minus 315
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.3 percent plus or minus 25.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
Housing in Dayton
- Housing units818 plus or minus 189
- Occupied units782 plus or minus 186
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied523 plus or minus 116
- Renter occupied259 plus or minus 128
- Ownership rate66.9 percent plus or minus 21.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$346,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,074
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units683 plus or minus 159
- Share single family83.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more107 plus or minus 77
- Share in buildings of two or more13.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1967
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 commute1,047 plus or minus 275
- Commuting under 15 minutes520 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more134 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Drove alone85.6 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home7.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
SBA loans in Dayton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$183,000
- Average approval$183,000
- Median approval$183,000
- Largest approval$183,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dayton, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dayton
Flood risk in Dayton
- NFIP communityTown of Dayton
- NFIP community number510136
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/06/08
The Town of Dayton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510136 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.
Rockingham County, not Dayton
Rockingham County context, not Dayton figures
- Establishments in Rockingham County1,648
- Covered employment, Rockingham County35,104
- Average annual pay, Rockingham County$57,264
- Housing units permitted, Rockingham County683
Every figure in this section is published for Rockingham County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dayton.
All Rockingham 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, Virginia?
1,920, in 782 households. Dayton town covers 1.03 square miles of land, which is 1,865 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?
Rockingham 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?
$75,769. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $346,600. Median gross rent is $1,074 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $183,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $183,000. 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 0 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, town of, community 510136, 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 Rockingham 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.