Dawson, MN Demographic Data
Dawson, MN Summary
Dawson is located in Lac Qui Parle County in Minnesota
- Population: 1,513
- Area: 1.48 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.48 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,025.76 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,040.03 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dawson, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
893
55%
50.8
Male
734
45%
49.2
Total Population
1,627
323,128,000
Dawson, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
62
3.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
108
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
118
7.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
113
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
105
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
126
7.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
165
10.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
203
12.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
99
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
115
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
127
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
164
10.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
122
7.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,272
78.2%
77.2
Female
707
55.6%
51.3
Male
565
44.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,219
74.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
468
28.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
413
25.4%
15.2
Female
257
62.2%
55.8
Male
156
37.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Dawson, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,617
99.4%
96.8
White
1,536
94.4%
72.6
Black or African American
54
3.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.4%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
21
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
10
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
81
5.0%
17.8
Mexican
81
5.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,546
95.0%
82.2
Dawson, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
64
5.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
40
3.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
496
44.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
237
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
96
8.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
124
11.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
64
5.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
104
9.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,017
90.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
188
16.8%
31.2
Dawson, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
324
24.2%
33.7%
Now Married
674
50.3%
47.5
Divorced
138
10.3%
11.0%
Separated
59
4.4%
2.0
Widowed
144
10.8
5.8%
Dawson, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,491
95.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
74
4.7%
21.6%
Spanish
48
3.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
12
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
14
0.9%
1.1%
Dawson, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
49
6.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
69
9.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
118
16.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
71
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
139
19.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
109
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
100
13.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
50
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
8
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
41,591
57,617
Per capita income
21,399
31,128
Dawson, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
26
3.4%
9.8
Construction
27
3.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
275
35.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
26
3.4%
6.6
Information
3
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
122
15.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
27
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
46
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
29
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
118
15.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
25
3.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
27
3.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
85
11.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
181
23.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
148
19.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
165
21.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
187
24.4%
18.1%
Dawson, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
744
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
560
75.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
85
11.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
75
10.1%
2.7
Other means
3
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
21
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
13.7
26.6
Dawson, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
23
3.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
266
37.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
316
44.0%
37.1
3 or more
113
15.7%
21.0
Dawson, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
718
87.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
495
68.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
223
31.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
106
12.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Dawson, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
824
1 room
18
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
58
7.0%
2.7
3 rooms
49
5.9%
9.1
4 rooms
122
14.8%
16.5
5 rooms
128
15.5%
19.8
6 rooms
141
17.1%
17.8
7 rooms
98
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
92
11.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
118
14.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dawson, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
824
1-unit, detached
611
74.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
20
2.4%
5.9
2-units
44
5.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
25
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4
0.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
48
5.8%
4.4
20 or more units
57
6.9%
9.0
Mobile home
15
1.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dawson, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
247
30.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
103
12.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
142
17.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
69
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
109
13.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
79
9.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
46
5.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
29
3.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Dawson, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
464
64.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
16
2.2%
4.7
Electricity
222
30.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9
1.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
4
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.4%
1.1
Dawson, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
265
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
1.1%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
14
5.3%
20.1%
Less than $500
41
15.5%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
67
25.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
140
52.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
157
59.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
35
13.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
39
14.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
2.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
28
10.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
204
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
84
41.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
120
58.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
19
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
541
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
44
21.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
31
15.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
38
18.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
18
8.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
6.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
59
28.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
19
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
495
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
151
30.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
212
42.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
68
13.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
29
5.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
12
2.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
13
2.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
2.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
68,900
205,000
