Dayton

Population: 8,241
Median household income: $141,308
Median home value: $471,700

Dayton is a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, home to 8,241 residents. At $141,308, its median household income sits above Middlesex County's $109,028.

From 2019 to 2023, Dayton's population grew 8.8% from 7,576 to 8,241, while its median home value rose 26.8% from $372,100 to $471,700.

44.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,241
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $141,308
Median home value: $471,700
Median gross rent: $1,969
Housing units: 2,814
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5768,241

Median household income

$120,647$141,308

Median home value

$372,100$471,700

Median gross rent

$1,725$1,969

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,576	$120,647	$372,100	$1,725
2020	8,158	$123,766	$405,400	$1,764
2021	8,185	$127,975	$408,900	$1,869
2022	8,361	$136,130	$466,800	$1,975
2023	8,241	$141,308	$471,700	$1,969

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5417.8%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	254	3.1%
5 to 17	1,677	20.3%
18 to 24	692	8.4%
25 to 34	961	11.7%
35 to 44	1,028	12.5%
45 to 54	1,466	17.8%
55 to 64	1,199	14.5%
65 to 74	629	7.6%
75 and over	335	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,180	26.5%
Black or African American	542	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4,552	55.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	46	0.6%
Some other race	22	0.3%
Two or more races	318	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	581	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate12.9%

Some college or associate's13.0%

Bachelor's degree38.8%

Graduate or professional degree31.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	239	4.3%
High school graduate	723	12.9%
Some college or associate's	731	13.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,177	38.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,748	31.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone65.9%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit5.9%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home20.5%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,786	65.9%
Carpooled	206	4.9%
Public transit	251	5.9%
Walked	7	0.2%
Bicycle	14	0.3%
Worked from home	865	20.5%
Other means	100	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	483	14.4%
15 to 29 min	1,101	32.7%
30 to 44 min	897	26.7%
45 to 59 min	263	7.8%
60+ min	620	18.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.00
Poverty rate: 2.2% (178 of 8,241)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,385	86.9%
Nonfamily households	361	13.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,746	97.6%
Vacant	68	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,329	84.8%
Renter-occupied	417	15.2%

1-unit, detached44.5%

1-unit, attached39.1%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,251	44.5%
1-unit, attached	1,100	39.1%
2 to 4 units	130	4.6%
5 to 19 units	257	9.1%
20 or more units	76	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3416630
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.3779, -74.5078