Dawsonville, GA

Census Place

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2022 Population

3,871

7.71% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

35.5

7.58% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

4.62%

27.9% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$79,479

5.64% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$278,400

23.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Dawsonville, GA had a population of 3.87k people with a median age of 35.5 and a median household income of $79,479. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Dawsonville, GA grew from 3,594 to 3,871, a 7.71% increase and its median household income grew from $75,234 to $79,479, a 5.64% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dawsonville, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.16%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.66%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.56%), and White (Hispanic) (1.08%).

None of the households in Dawsonville, 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.

97.4% of the residents in Dawsonville, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Dawsonville, GA was $278,400, and the homeownership rate was 73.3%.

Most people in Dawsonville, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30 minutes. The average car ownership in Dawsonville, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Dawsonville, GA is home to a population of 3.87k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 8.86% of Dawsonville, GA residents were born outside of the country (343 people).

In 2022, there were 21.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.42k people) in Dawsonville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 161 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 103 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.4%

2022 Citizenship

97.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.4% of Dawsonville, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Dawsonville, GA was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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)
3.42k ± 144
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
161 ± 79
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
103 ± 82

1.89%

Hispanic Population

73 people

1.89% of the people in Dawsonville, GA are hispanic (73 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Dawsonville, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

8.86%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

343 people

8.54%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

307 people

As of 2022, 8.86% of Dawsonville, GA residents (343 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dawsonville, GA was 8.54%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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 (2001-)
53 ± 44
Gulf War (1990s)
40 ± 38
Vietnam
29 ± 33

Dawsonville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Dawsonville, GA employs 1.83k people. The largest industries in Dawsonville, GA are Educational Services (312 people), Retail Trade (254 people), and Manufacturing (218 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,843), Transportation & Warehousing ($88,565), and Information ($75,759).

Employment

Occupations

1.83k

2022 Value

± 290

5.23%

1 Year growth

± 21.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dawsonville, GA grew at a rate of 5.23%, from 1.74k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dawsonville, GA, are Sales & Related Occupations (358 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (276 people), and Management Occupations (164 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dawsonville, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.83k

2022 Value

± 290

5.23%

1 Year growth

± 21.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dawsonville, GA grew at a rate of 5.23%, from 1.74k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dawsonville, GA, are Educational Services (312 people), Retail Trade (254 people), and Manufacturing (218 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

$45,703

Median earning men ± $5,127

$40,931

Median earning women ± $6,246

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,889), Construction ($83,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($76,458), Information ($76,071), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,083).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

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 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dawsonville, GA was $278,400 in 2022, which is 0.988 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $225,100 to $278,400, a 23.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Dawsonville, GA is 73.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Dawsonville, GA have an average commute time of 30 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.

Property

$278,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$19,659

$1,003

Median Property Taxes

±$186

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

73.3%

Homeownership

2022

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.3% of the housing units in Dawsonville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Dawsonville, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$79,479

Median Household Income

± $11,699

1.37k

Number of Households

± 244

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.37k households in Dawsonville, GA grew to $79,479 from the previous year's value of $75,234.

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (77.3%)
Worked At Home (15.8%)
Carpooled (5.55%)

In 2022, 77.3% of workers in Dawsonville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.8%) and those who carpooled to work (5.55%).

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

30 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dawsonville, GA have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 6.05% 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

4.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dawsonville, GA (173 out of 3.74k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 16 - 17.

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

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

88.6% of the population of Dawsonville, GA has health coverage, with 52.2% on employee plans, 11.4% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 0.457% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Dawson County, GA see 1595 patients per year on average, which represents a 10% increase from the previous year (1450 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2036 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 950 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,595 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Dawson County, GA

Primary care physicians in Dawson County, GA see an average of 1,595 patients per year. This represents a 10% increase from the previous year (1,450 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Dawson County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.4%

Uninsured

52.2%

Employer Coverage

11.4%

Medicaid

11.4%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

0.457%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dawsonville, GA declined by 24.9% from 15.2% to 11.4%.

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

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