Dayton, WY

Census Place

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2022 Population

871

1.58% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

42.5

17.4% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

2.41%

42.3% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$86,786

1.82% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$279,100

8.81% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Dayton, WY had a population of 871 people with a median age of 42.5 and a median household income of $86,786. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Dayton, WY declined from 885 to 871, a −1.58% decrease and its median household income declined from $88,393 to $86,786, a −1.82% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dayton, WY are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.61%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.26%), White (Hispanic) (0.804%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.689%).

None of the households in Dayton, WY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Dayton, WY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Dayton, WY was $279,100, and the homeownership rate was 87.2%.

Most people in Dayton, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Dayton, WY was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Dayton, WY employs 440 people. The largest industries in Dayton, WY are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (83 people), Retail Trade (47 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (45 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($96,250), Manufacturing ($93,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($89,167).

Employment

Occupations

440

2022 Value

± 146

−4.35%

1 Year decline

± 49.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dayton, WY declined at a rate of −4.35%, from 460 employees to 440 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dayton, WY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (78 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (66 people), and Management Occupations (51 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dayton, WY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wyoming (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

440

2022 Value

± 146

−4.35%

1 Year decline

± 49.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dayton, WY declined at a rate of −4.35%, from 460 employees to 440 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dayton, WY, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (83 people), Retail Trade (47 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (45 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dayton, WY, though some of these residents may live in Dayton, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$30,625

Median earning men ± $25,879

$37,969

Median earning women ± $10,564

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($135,625), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($105,313), and Manufacturing ($94,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,688), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 283k people employed in Wyoming. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wyoming.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wyoming went to Donald J. Trump with 69.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.07%).

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing the state of Wyoming. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Dayton, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (69.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wyoming went to Donald J. Trump with 69.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wyoming for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wyoming

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John Barrasso

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on June 25, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.

Cynthia Lummis

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing Wyoming.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wyoming over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Dayton, WY

Harriet Hageman

Wyoming at-large Representative

Republican Party

Dayton, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Dayton, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.512% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.566% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (129k), Some college (119k), and Bachelors Degree (74.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dayton, WY was $279,100 in 2022, which is 0.99 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $256,500 to $279,100, a 8.81% increase. The homeownership rate in Dayton, WY is 87.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Dayton, WY have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dayton, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$279,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$16,463

$246

Median Property Taxes

±$70

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dayton, WY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dayton, WY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

87.2%

Homeownership

2022

56%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 87.2% of the housing units in Dayton, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dayton, WY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 6

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Dayton, WY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$86,786

Median Household Income

± $20,053

282

Number of Households

± 78

In 2022, the median household income of the 282 households in Dayton, WY declined from $86,786 from the previous year's value of $88,393.

The following chart displays the households in Dayton, WY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dayton, WY is from Wyoming.

0.449

2022 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Wyoming

In 2022, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0943% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wyoming in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wyoming across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (84.4%)
Carpooled (8.72%)
Worked At Home (4.13%)

In 2022, 84.4% of workers in Dayton, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.72%) and those who worked at home (4.13%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dayton, WY have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.478% of the workforce in Dayton, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dayton, WY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dayton, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dayton, WY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dayton, WY (21 out of 871 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dayton, WY is White, followed by Other and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

98.6% of the population of Dayton, WY has health coverage, with 59.9% on employee plans, 4.02% on Medicaid, 17.7% on Medicare, 9.07% on non-group plans, and 7.92% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sheridan County, WY see 1543 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.27% increase from the previous year (1452 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 989 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 198 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,543 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sheridan County, WY

Primary care physicians in Sheridan County, WY see an average of 1,543 patients per year. This represents a 6.27% increase from the previous year (1,452 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Sheridan County, WY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.9% under 18 years, 12.5% between 18 and 34 years, 32.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.38%

Uninsured

59.9%

Employer Coverage

4.02%

Medicaid

17.7%

Medicare

9.07%

Non-Group

7.92%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dayton, WY grew by 1.61% from 1.36% to 1.38%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dayton, WY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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