Dayton Jobs

Dayton is a city in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,180 at the 2000 census. The Dayton, TN, Urban Cluster, which includes developed areas adjacent to the city and extends south to Graysville, Tennessee, had 9,050 people in 2000. Dayton is the county seat of Rhea County . Dayton was the site of the Scopes Trial in 1925. Bishop Joseph Aloysius Durick was born in Dayton on Oct. 13, 1914.

Among the most common occupations in Dayton are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 28%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 16%. Approximately 70 percent of workers in Dayton, Tennessee work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Dayton, Tennessee are Manufacturing, 28%; Retail trade, 13%; and Educational, health and social services, 13%. Simply Hired's Dayton job listings indicate that the following industries in Dayton are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Dayton, Tennessee is $26,332, and the median income of households in Dayton was $26,542.

Dayton has an unemployment rate of 14.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Dayton Trends data, the number of Dayton, Tennessee jobs has decreased by 74% since April 2008.

Population of Dayton Total population 6,180 Male 46.46% Female 53.54% Median age 33.6     Dayton Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.9% Median cost of a home $72,500 Median mortgage payment $495 Renter-occupied homes 42.1% Vacant housing 6.8% Median monthly rent $351     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,521 Median for all female full-time $22,144     Household Income Less than $10,000 17% $10,000 to $14,999 13% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 18% $35,000 to $49,999 10% $50,000 to $74,999 13% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 17% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 21% High school graduate 27% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 7% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 20% Currently married 58% Separated 3% Widowed 8% Divorced 12%     Race White 92% Black or African American 5% Asian 1% Other 2%     Dayton Commute Carpool 16.1% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 18 minutes

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