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Dayton, VA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Dayton is $24,154, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Dayton median household income is $45,508, which has grown by 26.56% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Dayton residents spend 14.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #314

Dayton, VA	24,154 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dayton, VA	28,731 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dayton, VA	30,574 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dayton, VA	24,420 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #317

Dayton, VA	45,508 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Dayton, VA	60,734 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #200

Dayton, VA	26.56%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Dayton, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.36%	$10,356, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.67%	$17,849, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.92%	$1,836, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.85%	$17,888, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Dayton, VA	48,654 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Dayton, VA	65,590 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Dayton, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$46,563, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Hispanic	$36,371, see rank	$60,459	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Dayton, VA	Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$46,615, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,214, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$38,333, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Dayton, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,470, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	741, 50.41%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	566, 76.38%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	566, 76.38%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	554, 97.88%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 2.12%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	175, 23.62%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	729, 49.59%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	433, 59.40%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	433, 59.40%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	429, 99.08%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4, 0.92%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	296, 40.60%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Dayton, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	977, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	808, 82.70%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	79, 8.09%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	11, 1.13%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	54, 5.53%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 0.92%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	16, 1.64%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Dayton, VA	14.2 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Dayton, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	983	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	554, 56.36%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	126, 22.74%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	60, 10.83%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	105, 18.95%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.36%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	63, 11.37%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	165, 29.78%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	429, 43.64%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	134, 31.24%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	59, 13.75%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	189, 44.06%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44, 10.26%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Dayton, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	983, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	26, 2.64%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	75, 7.63%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	149, 15.16%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	49, 4.98%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	145, 14.75%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	59, 6.00%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	21, 2.14%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	41, 4.17%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	53, 5.39%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	221, 22.48%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	38, 3.87%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	30, 3.05%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	76, 7.73%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Dayton, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	245	13.33%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	53	10.69%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.