Dawn, MO

Census Place

2024 Population

111

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.2

4.37% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.9%

19.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$55,917

1.16% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Dawn, MO employs 60 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dawn, MO were Construction (21 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (18 people), and Manufacturing (4 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($32,125), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,962), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,962).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 82

−1.64%

1 Year decline

± 195%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dawn, MO declined at a rate of −1.64%, from 61 employees to 60 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dawn, MO, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (18 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (15 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dawn, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 82

−1.64%

1 Year decline

± 195%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dawn, MO declined at a rate of −1.64%, from 61 employees to 60 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dawn, MO, are Construction (21 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (18 people), and Manufacturing (4 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dawn, MO, though some of these residents may live in Dawn, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,542

Median earning men ± $18,521

$25,865

Median earning women ± $5,060

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($32,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,962).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dawn, MO was $156,300 in 2024, which is 0.47 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $110,900 to $156,300, a 40.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Dawn, MO is 46.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dawn, MO have an average commute time of 33.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dawn, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$156,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$67,321

$22

Median Property Taxes

±$30

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 Dawn, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

46.8%

Homeownership

2024

39.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 46.8% of the housing units in Dawn, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 43.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dawn, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,917

Median Household Income

± $11,492

Number of Households

± 39

In 2024, the median household income of the 47 households in Dawn, MO grew to $55,917 from the previous year's value of $55,278.

The following chart displays the households in Dawn, MO 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dawn, MO is from Missouri.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Dawn, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

Commute Time

33.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dawn, MO have a longer commute time (33.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.47% of the workforce in Dawn, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dawn, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dawn, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dawn, MO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dawn, MO (21 out of 111 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dawn, MO is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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