Dayton's Racial Makeup
The racial makeup of Dayton
The population of Dayton is a diverse and eclectic mix of races. The U.S. Census Bureau provides the following information about the diversity of Dayton's residents according to ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2005-2007:
| Estimate | Percent | Margin of Error | |
| Total population | 146,762 | 100% | - |
| - 1 race | 144,597 | 100% | - |
| - 2 or more races | 2,165 | 100% | - |
| 1 Race | 144,597 | 98.5% | +/-0.5 |
| White | 77,410 | 53.5% | +/-1.2 |
| Black or African American | 64,692 | 44.7% | +/-1.2 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native | 187 | 0.1% | +/-0.1 |
| Asian | 988 | 0.7% | +/-0.3 |
| - Asian Indian | 75 | 7.6% | +/-7.7 |
| - Chinese | 56 | 5.7% | +/-8.8 |
| - Filipino | 59 | 6.0% | +/-7.2 |
| - Japanese | 130 | 13.2% | +/-17.4 |
| - Korean | 106 | 10.7% | +/-10.3 |
| - Vietnamese | 80 | 8.1% | +/-7.4 |
| - Other Asian | 482 | 48.8% | +/-22.9 |
| Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% | +/-0.1 |
| Some other race not listed | 1,320 | 0.9% | +/-0.4 |
| 2 or more races | 2,165 | 1.5% | +/-0.5 |
| - White & Black or African American | 611 | 28.2% | +/-12.1 |
| - White & American Indian & Alaska Native | 533 | 24.6% | +/-9.6 |
| - White and Asian | 185 | 8.5% | +/-9.1 |
| - African American & American Indian/Alaska Native | 352 | 16.3% | +/-8.1 |
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races | |||
| White | 78,999 | 53.8% | +/-1.2 |
| Black or African American | 66,078 | 45.0% | +/-1.2 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1,272 | 0.9% | +/-0.3 |
| Asian | 1,271 | 0.9% | +/-0.3 |
| Some other race | 1,476 | 1.0% | +/-0.4 |
| Hispanic or Latino and Race | |||
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 2,677 | 1.8% | +/-0.4 |
| - Mexican | 1,932 | 1.3% | +/-0.4 |
| - Puerto Rican | 283 | 0.2% | +/-0.1 |
| - Cuban | 94 | 0.1% | +/-0.1 |
| - Other Hispanic or Latino | 368 | 0.3% | +/-0.2 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 144,085 | 98.2% | +/-0.4 |
| - White alone | 76,205 | 51.9% | +/-1.1 |
| - Black or African American alone | 64,512 | 44.0% | +/-1.2 |
| - American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 187 | 0.1% | +/-0.1 |
| - Asian alone | 988 | 0.7% | +/-0.3 |
| - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0.0% | +/-0.1 |
| - Some other race alone | 169 | 0.1% | +/-0.1 |
| 2 or more races | 2,024 | 1.4% | +/-0.4 |
| - 2 races including some other race | 15 | 0.0% | +/-0.1 |
| - 2 races excluding some other race, & 3 or more races | 2,009 | 1.4% | +/-0.4 |
