Dayton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,749 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dayton is the 81st largest community in Kentucky. Dayton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Dayton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.30% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The percentage of people in Dayton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.16% of adults in Dayton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dayton in 2022 was $39,369, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,476 for a family of four. However, Dayton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Dayton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dayton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dayton include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Dayton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.