Dawson Springs, KY Demographic Data
Dawson Springs, KY Summary
Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County in Kentucky
- Population: 2,769
- Area: 3.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.69 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 734.67 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 466.54 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dawson Springs, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,491
54%
50.8
Male
1,250
46%
49.2
Total Population
2,741
323,128,000
Dawson Springs, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
120
4.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
140
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
240
8.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
198
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
130
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
276
10.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
363
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
298
10.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
158
5.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
242
8.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
271
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
242
8.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
63
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,147
78.3%
77.2
Female
1,252
58.3%
51.3
Male
895
41.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,991
72.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
719
26.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
576
21.0%
15.2
Female
375
65.1%
55.8
Male
201
34.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Dawson Springs, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,708
98.8%
96.8
White
2,674
97.6%
72.6
Black or African American
19
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
15
0.5%
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
7
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
8
0.3%
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
33
1.2%
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
2,741
100.0%
82.2
Dawson Springs, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
103
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
219
11.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
955
49.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
362
18.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
133
7.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
76
4.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
65
3.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
322
16.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,591
83.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
141
7.4%
31.2
Dawson Springs, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
513
22.9%
33.7%
Now Married
1,019
45.5%
47.5
Divorced
392
17.5%
11.0%
Separated
110
4.9%
2.0
Widowed
207
9.2
5.8%
Dawson Springs, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,573
98.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
48
1.8%
21.6%
Spanish
23
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
18
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
7
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Dawson Springs, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
210
18.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
136
11.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
232
19.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
121
10.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
188
16.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
151
12.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
66
5.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
55
4.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
25,325
57,617
Per capita income
17,435
31,128
Dawson Springs, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
44
4.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
83
9.1%
9.8
Construction
42
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
271
29.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
62
6.8%
6.6
Information
9
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
112
12.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
59
6.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
34
3.7%
11.4
Public administration
18
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
109
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
53
5.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
15
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
97
10.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
210
23.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
163
17.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
179
19.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
262
28.8%
18.1%
Dawson Springs, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
911
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
827
90.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
60
6.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
19
2.1%
2.7
Other means
5
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.0
26.6
Dawson Springs, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
139
11.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
521
44.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
290
24.8%
37.1
3 or more
219
18.7%
21.0
Dawson Springs, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,169
89.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
713
61.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
456
39.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
140
10.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Dawson Springs, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,309
1 room
10
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
19
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
84
6.4%
9.1
4 rooms
344
26.3%
16.5
5 rooms
356
27.2%
19.8
6 rooms
295
22.5%
17.8
7 rooms
95
7.3%
12.0
8 rooms
73
5.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
33
2.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Dawson Springs, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,309
1-unit, detached
873
66.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
11
0.8%
5.9
2-units
111
8.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
39
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
82
6.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
59
4.5%
4.4
20 or more units
14
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
120
9.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dawson Springs, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
329
25.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
110
8.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
176
13.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
236
18.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
253
19.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
117
8.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
60
4.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
22
1.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Dawson Springs, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
716
61.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
441
37.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Dawson Springs, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
361
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
52
14.4%
28.8%
Less than $500
62
17.2%
1.6%
$500 to $999
247
68.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
206
57.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
52
14.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
2.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5
1.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
90
24.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson Springs, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
407
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
22
5.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
137
33.7%
41.0%
Less than $500
248
60.9%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
49
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
460
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
60
14.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
17
4.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
62
15.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
74
18.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
38
9.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
156
38.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
49
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson Springs, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
713
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
371
52.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
288
40.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
35
4.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
19
2.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
48,600
205,000
