Dawsonville, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,403

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.6

0.549% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.38%

31.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$90,929

5.06% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$362,900

Population & Diversity

Dawsonville, GA is home to a population of 4.4k people, from which 98.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.5% of Dawsonville, GA residents were born outside of the country (198 people).

In 2024, there were 27.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.92k people) in Dawsonville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 141 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 111 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Dawsonville, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dawsonville, GA was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dawsonville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dawsonville, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.92k ± 194
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
141 ± 77
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
111 ± 147

1.07%

Hispanic Population

47 people

1.07% of the people in Dawsonville, GA are hispanic (47 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

4.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

198 people

6.92%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

287 people

As of 2024, 4.5% of Dawsonville, GA residents (198 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 Dawsonville, GA was 6.92%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dawsonville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
95 ± 74
Gulf War (2001-)
48 ± 44
Vietnam
35 ± 41

Dawsonville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dawsonville, GA.

Economy

The economy of Dawsonville, GA employs 2.06k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dawsonville, GA were Construction (281 people), Educational Services (273 people), and Retail Trade (265 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($90,525), Information ($83,889), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($63,654).

Employment

Occupations

2.06k

2024 Value

± 356

10.9%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dawsonville, GA grew at a rate of 10.9%, from 1.86k employees to 2.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dawsonville, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (271 people), Sales & Related Occupations (269 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (211 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dawsonville, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

2.06k

2024 Value

± 356

10.9%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dawsonville, GA grew at a rate of 10.9%, from 1.86k employees to 2.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dawsonville, GA, are Construction (281 people), Educational Services (273 people), and Retail Trade (265 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dawsonville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Dawsonville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,224

Median earning men ± $3,648

$48,125

Median earning women ± $5,467

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($143,064), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,552), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,639).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($105,987), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,116).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dawsonville, GA was $362,900 in 2024, which is 1.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $327,800 to $362,900, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Dawsonville, GA is 72.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dawsonville, GA have an average commute time of 31.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dawsonville, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$362,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,765

$1,052

Median Property Taxes

±$204

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 Dawsonville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

72.5%

Homeownership

2024

69.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.5% of the housing units in Dawsonville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dawsonville, GA 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.

$90,929

Median Household Income

± $15,889

1.45k

Number of Households

± 257

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.45k households in Dawsonville, GA grew to $90,929 from the previous year's value of $86,550.

The following chart displays the households in Dawsonville, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dawsonville, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.9%)
Worked At Home (18.9%)
Carpooled (6.92%)

In 2024, 70.9% of workers in Dawsonville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.9%) and those who carpooled to work (6.92%).

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

31.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dawsonville, GA have a longer commute time (31.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.47% of the workforce in Dawsonville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.38% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dawsonville, GA (316 out of 4.28k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dawsonville, 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.

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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