Dayton, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Dayton: | $408,211 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 1,965 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,805 (70 farm, 1,735 nonfarm))
Houses: 663 (638 occupied: 556 owner occupied, 82 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 37 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $804,977.
Median contract rent in 2022: $943 (lower quartile is $724, upper quartile is $1,340)
Median gross rent in Dayton, ME in 2022: $1,117
Housing units in Dayton with a mortgage: 326 (32 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 67
Household type by relationship:
Households: 194,026- In family households: 158,401 (37,082 male householders, 16,054 female householders)
41,663 spouses, 51,134 children (47,171 natural, 1,394 adopted, 2,569 stepchildren), 2,600 grandchildren, 991 brothers or sisters, 1,507 parents, foster children, 1,229 other relatives, 5,058 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 35,625 (12,712 male householders (9,103 living alone)), 15,161 female householders (12,327 living alone)), 7,752 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,105 (1,264 institutionalized population)
33,005 married couples with children.
10,140 single-parent households (2,552 men, 7,588 women).
88.4% of residents of Dayton speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
10.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 55 (2.6%)
(40.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.1 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dayton, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 231 bedroom
- 1092 bedrooms
- 3053 bedrooms
- 964 bedrooms
- 235+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dayton, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 51 bedroom
- 502 bedrooms
- 223 bedrooms
- 24 bedrooms
- 35+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Dayton in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 16no vehicle
- 931 vehicle
- 2882 vehicles
- 1183 vehicles
- 294 vehicles
- 125+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Dayton in renter-occupied apartments
- 6no vehicle
- 311 vehicle
- 322 vehicles
- 113 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dayton, Maine
- 01 room
- 42 rooms
- 83 rooms
- 524 rooms
- 1195 rooms
- 1396 rooms
- 1017 rooms
- 748 rooms
- 599+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dayton, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 23 rooms
- 384 rooms
- 185 rooms
- 96 rooms
- 57 rooms
- 78 rooms
- 39+ rooms
Dayton, ME household income distribution
- 5,004Less than $10,000
- 5,593$10,000 to $19,999
- 5,864$20,000 to $29,999
- 6,557$30,000 to $39,999
- 8,848$40,000 to $49,999
- 7,394$50,000 to $59,999
- 12,364$60,000 to $74,999
- 18,902$75,000 to $99,999
- 13,305$100,000 to $124,999
- 9,218$125,000 to $149,999
- 10,105$150,000 to $199,999
- 9,657$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.6%
Number of people working at home: 186 (16.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 43
- 5 to 9 minutes: 22
- 10 to 14 minutes: 65
- 15 to 19 minutes: 161
- 20 to 24 minutes: 139
- 25 to 29 minutes: 63
- 30 to 34 minutes: 182
- 35 to 39 minutes: 56
- 40 to 44 minutes: 73
- 45 to 59 minutes: 86
- 60 to 89 minutes: 24
- 90 or more minutes: 27
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 811 (83.0%)
- Carpooled: 107 (11.0%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0.7%)
- Walked: 9 (0.9%)
- Other means: 7 (0.7%)
- Worked at home: 36 (3.7%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dayton, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 41990 to 1994
- 31985 to 1989
- 41980 to 1984
- 31975 to 1979
- 41970 to 1974
- 31965 to 1969
- 17Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- French: 424 (21.4%)
- English: 386 (19.4%)
- French Canadian: 279 (14.1%)
- United States: 199 (10.0%)
- Irish: 179 (9.0%)
- Other: 107 (5.4%)
- German: 104 (5.2%)
- Scottish: 80 (4.0%)
- Italian: 56 (2.8%)
- Scotch-Irish: 49 (2.5%)
- Swedish: 31 (1.6%)
- Polish: 25 (1.3%)
- Arab: 16 (0.8%)
- Dutch: 13 (0.7%)
- Greek: 8 (0.4%)
- Danish: 6 (0.3%)
- Norwegian: 6 (0.3%)
- Portuguese: 5 (0.3%)
- Lithuanian: 4 (0.2%)
- Russian: 3 (0.2%)
- Welsh: 3 (0.2%)
- Hungarian: 2 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Dayton: | 50.0% (19) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Dayton: | 31.6% (12) |
| Maine: | 1.2% (422) |
| Dayton: | 7.9% (3) |
| Maine: | 0.2% (74) |
| Dayton: | 5.3% (2) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
| Dayton: | 5.3% (2) |
| Maine: | 0.1% (28) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,409
- Other state: 351
- Northeast: 254
- Midwest: 29
- South: 45
- West: 23
65% of Dayton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 3
- 5th and 6th grade: 6
- 7th and 8th grade: 18
- 9th grade: 7
- 10th grade: 11
- 11th grade: 17
- 12th grade, no diploma: 6
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 228
- Less than 1 year of college: 49
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 91
- Associate degree: 45
- Bachelor's degree: 75
- Master's degree: 10
- Professional school degree: 12
- Doctorate degree: 3
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 3
- 7th and 8th grade: 18
- 9th grade: 3
- 10th grade: 11
- 11th grade: 7
- 12th grade, no diploma: 4
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 260
- Less than 1 year of college: 30
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 86
- Associate degree: 77
- Bachelor's degree: 63
- Master's degree: 38
- Professional school degree: 4
- Doctorate degree: 4
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 564
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 15
- 3 or 4: 8
- 5 to 9: 5
- Mobile homes: 64
Median worth of mobile homes: $79,509
- 91.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.6%Wood
- 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 87.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.8%Electricity
- 2.4%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 8.5% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 20.8% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 23.6% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
