Dayton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,790 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dayton is the 81st largest community in Kentucky. Much of the housing stock in Dayton was built prior to World War II, 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: 10.76% 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 population of Dayton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Dayton, 24.39% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dayton in 2022 was $38,080, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,320 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 Polish and Spanish.