Dasher, GA

Census Place

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2024 Population
944
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.5
1.83% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.18%
13.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$65,703
0.457% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$207,500
11.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
442
24.3% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Dasher, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

79.8% of the residents in Dasher, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Dasher, GA was $207,500, and the homeownership rate was 83.9%.

Most people in Dasher, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21 minutes. The average car ownership in Dasher, GA was 3 cars per household.

United StatesGeorgiaLowndes County, GAValdosta, GASouthern Georgia Regional Commission (South Central)--Lowndes County--Valdosta City PUMA, GA

Population & Diversity

Dasher, GA is home to a population of 944 people, from which 79.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 21.1% of Dasher, GA residents were born outside of the country (199 people).

In 2024, there were 3.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (588 people) in Dasher, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 194 Other (Hispanic) and 57 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

79.8%
2024 Citizenship
84.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 79.8% of Dasher, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dasher, GA was 84.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dasher, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    588 ± 196
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    194 ± 233
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    57 ± 90
29%
Hispanic Population
274 people

In 2024, there were 3.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (588 people) in Dasher, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 194 Other (Hispanic) and 57 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

29% of the people in Dasher, GA are hispanic (274 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dasher, GA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. Jamaica
    51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

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Foreign-Born Population

21.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
199 people
16.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
200 people

As of 2024, 21.1% of Dasher, GA residents (199 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dasher, GA was 16.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    22 ± 25
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    18 ± 21
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    12 ± 20

Dasher, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Dasher, GA employs 442 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dasher, GA were Construction (108 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (67 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (46 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($73,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,125), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,594).

Employment

Occupations

442
2024 Value
± 175
−24.3%
1 Year decline
± 68.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dasher, GA declined at a rate of −24.3%, from 584 employees to 442 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dasher, GA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (93 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (45 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (45 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dasher, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

442
2024 Value
± 175
−24.3%
1 Year decline
± 68.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dasher, GA declined at a rate of −24.3%, from 584 employees to 442 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dasher, GA, are Construction (108 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (67 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (46 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dasher, GA, though some of these residents may live in Dasher, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$65,417
Median earning men ± $7,463
$37,946
Median earning women ± $10,422

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,125), and Construction ($66,188).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,594), Manufacturing ($41,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,955).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Dasher, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.394%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.
Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Dasher, GA was $207,500 in 2024, which is 0.624 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $185,700 to $207,500, a 11.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Dasher, GA is 83.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dasher, GA have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dasher, GA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$207,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$80,065
$303
Median Property Taxes
±$132

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dasher, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dasher, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

83.9%
Homeownership
2024
68.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83.9% of the housing units in Dasher, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$65,703
Median Household Income
± $11,936
361
Number of Households
± 140

In 2024, the median household income of the 361 households in Dasher, GA grew to $65,703 from the previous year's value of $65,404.

The following chart displays the households in Dasher, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dasher, GA is from Georgia.
0.471
2023 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (84%)
  2. Other (5.56%)
  3. Carpooled (4.86%)

In 2024, 84% of workers in Dasher, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.56%) and those who carpooled to work (4.86%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dasher, GA have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.7% of the workforce in Dasher, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dasher, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dasher, GA have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dasher, GA (55 out of 890 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dasher, GA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

74.3% of the population of Dasher, GA has health coverage, with 31.5% on employee plans, 8.44% on Medicaid, 15.7% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 2.78% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.6% were men and 56.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 7.37% between 18 and 34 years, 54.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.6% were men and 56.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

25.7%
Uninsured
31.5%
Employer Coverage
8.44%
Medicaid
15.7%
Medicare
15.8%
Non-Group
2.78%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dasher, GA grew by 29.8% from 19.8% to 25.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dasher, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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