Dawsonville, GA

Census Place

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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
10.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,060
10.9% 1-year growth

About

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.

98.7% of the residents in Dawsonville, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Dawsonville, GA was $362,900, and the homeownership rate was 72.5%.

Most people in Dawsonville, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Dawsonville, GA was 2 cars per household.

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.

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.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dawsonville, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.92k ± 194
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    141 ± 77
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    111 ± 147
1.07%
Hispanic Population
47 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.

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.

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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

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.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    95 ± 74
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    48 ± 44
  3. 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.

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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).

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.

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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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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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 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.

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.

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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%.

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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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dawsonville, 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.9%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

92% of the population of Dawsonville, GA has health coverage, with 55.1% on employee plans, 11.5% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 1.93% 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, 54.5% were men and 45.5% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.2% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.5% were men and 45.5% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

8.03%
Uninsured
55.1%
Employer Coverage
11.5%
Medicaid
12.9%
Medicare
10.5%
Non-Group
1.93%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dawsonville, GA grew by 7.29% from 7.48% to 8.03%.

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