Dawson, GA Demographic Data
Dawson, GA Summary
Dawson is located in Terrell County in Georgia
- Population: 4,545
- Area: 3.75 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.75 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,211.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 328.08 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dawson, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,528
58%
50.8
Male
1,832
42%
49.2
Total Population
4,360
323,128,000
Dawson, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
353
8.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
432
9.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
332
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
381
8.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
361
8.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
539
12.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
348
8.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
525
12.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
268
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
274
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
206
4.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
229
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
112
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,992
68.6%
77.2
Female
1,789
59.8%
51.3
Male
1,203
40.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,781
63.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
653
15.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
547
12.5%
15.2
Female
385
70.4%
55.8
Male
162
29.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
Dawson, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,330
99.3%
96.8
White
690
15.8%
72.6
Black or African American
3,640
83.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
30
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
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
4,360
100.0%
82.2
Dawson, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
229
9.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
474
19.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
715
28.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
527
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
300
12.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
154
6.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
102
4.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
703
28.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,798
72.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
256
10.3%
31.2
Dawson, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,500
46.3%
33.7%
Now Married
984
30.3%
47.5
Divorced
378
11.7%
11.0%
Separated
181
5.6%
2.0
Widowed
200
6.2
5.8%
Dawson, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,997
99.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10
0.2%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Dawson, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
251
17.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
152
10.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
306
21.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
191
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
176
12.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
157
10.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
141
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
38
2.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
11
0.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
22
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
25,592
57,617
Per capita income
14,203
31,128
Dawson, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
23
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
146
9.6%
9.8
Construction
47
3.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
397
26.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
56
3.7%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
311
20.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
70
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
54
3.6%
11.4
Public administration
79
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
291
19.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
21
1.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
24
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
100
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
345
22.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
427
28.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
410
27.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
237
15.6%
18.1%
Dawson, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,429
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
995
69.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
291
20.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
7
0.5%
5.1
Walked
82
5.7%
2.7
Other means
9
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
45
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.2
26.6
Dawson, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
226
15.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
592
41.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
360
24.9%
37.1
3 or more
267
18.5%
21.0
Dawson, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,445
75.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
583
40.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
862
59.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
476
24.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.5
Dawson, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,921
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
86
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
522
27.2%
16.5
5 rooms
364
18.9%
19.8
6 rooms
433
22.5%
17.8
7 rooms
222
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
121
6.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
173
9.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dawson, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,921
1-unit, detached
1,574
81.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5
0.3%
5.9
2-units
136
7.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
45
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
104
5.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
39
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
18
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dawson, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
339
17.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
75
3.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
163
8.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
231
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
382
19.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
387
20.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
320
16.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
24
1.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Dawson, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
324
22.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
75
5.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,010
69.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17
1.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
9
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Dawson, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
284
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
3.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
29
10.2%
20.1%
Less than $500
36
12.7%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
101
35.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
107
37.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
111
39.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
53
18.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
19
6.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
84
29.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
797
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
46
5.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
231
29.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
520
65.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
65
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
630
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
132
17.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
84
11.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
30
4.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
48
6.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
46
6.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
405
54.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
117
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
583
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
151
25.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
161
27.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
118
20.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
60
10.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
76
13.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17
2.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
88,000
205,000
