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Dayton, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Dayton is a Census city of 2,774 people across 1.44 square miles of land, in Columbia County. Median household income is $70,625, 74.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dayton
What Dayton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.44 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,924
- County holding the largest share of its areaColumbia 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
- Population2,774
- Median age45.3
- Population under 18551 plus or minus 131
- Share under 1819.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over683
- Share 65 and over24.6 percent
- Households1,235
- Family households767
- Share of households that are families62.1 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$70,625
- Per capita income$34,221
- Civilian labor force1,234
- Employed1,171
- Unemployed63 plus or minus 44
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over2,011
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
Housing in Dayton
- Housing units1,416
- Occupied units1,235
- Vacant units181 plus or minus 89
- Vacancy rate12.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied925
- Renter occupied310 plus or minus 98
- Ownership rate74.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$243,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$973
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.5 percent
- Single family units1,166
- Share single family82.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more109 plus or minus 57
- Share in buildings of two or more7.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes141 plus or minus 67
- Median year structure built1948
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 commute1,067
- Commuting under 15 minutes560 plus or minus 124
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more412 plus or minus 142
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.6 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Drove alone70.6 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked9.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
SBA loans in Dayton (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$3,880,000
- Average approval$388,000
- Median approval$211,650
- Largest approval$1,579,400
- Jobs supported74
- Jobs per approval7.4
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dayton, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dayton
Flood risk in Dayton
- NFIP communityCity of Dayton
- NFIP community number530030
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/19/00
The City of Dayton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530030 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.
Columbia County, not Dayton
Columbia County context, not Dayton figures
- Establishments in Columbia County107
- Covered employment, Columbia County1,495
- Average annual pay, Columbia County$67,059
- Housing units permitted, Columbia County7
Every figure in this section is published for Columbia 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.
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, Washington?
2,774, in 1,235 households. Dayton city covers 1.44 square miles of land, which is 1,924 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?
Columbia 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?
$70,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $243,600. Median gross rent is $973 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?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $3.9 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $211,650. 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 2 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 530030, 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 Columbia 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.