Dawson County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Dawson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	30,242	10,940,407	334,922,499	1475th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$92,991	$77,353	$80,734	252nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.7	37.6	38.9	1289th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.4%	34.9%	35.7%	406th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$406,700	$303,300	$332,700	278th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,626	$1,393	$1,413	168th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.5%	13.4%	12.5%	2749th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	5.1%	5.2%	2227th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	143.4	189.6	n/a	789th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.2%	11.2%	14.1%	938th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.3	n/a	n/a	1004th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.7%	65.7%	65.2%	833rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.8	28.3	26.4	412th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.7%	15.9%	15.1%	449th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.3%	n/a	n/a	671st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	59.0%	46.5%	46.9%	222nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.5%	n/a	n/a	206th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Dawson County, Georgia

Statistic	Dawson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.3%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.9	64.9	61.4

Age in Dawson County, Georgia

Statistic	Dawson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	42.7	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Dawson County, Georgia

Statistic	Dawson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	11,573	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	73.3%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.0%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.3%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.3%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.6%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dawson County, Georgia

Statistic	Dawson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,095	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.2%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.0%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.5%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.5%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.9%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.1%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Dawson County, Georgia

Statistic	Dawson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	12,992	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.3%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.4%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.9%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,999.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.3%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.5%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,430	$2,341	n/a

Education in Dawson County, Georgia

Statistic	Dawson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	10.0%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.9%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.7%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.9%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.5%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dawson County, Georgia

Statistic	Dawson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.6%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.9%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.0%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.1%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.6%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Dawson County, Georgia

Statistic	Dawson County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.7%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.5%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.0%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	12.3%	16.7%

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