Dawson Springs vs Hanson

A side-by-side comparison of Dawson Springs and Hanson: population, income, housing, and more.

Dawson Springs and Hanson are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dawson Springs has the higher population (1,973 vs 989 in Hanson). Hanson has the higher median household income ($90,799 vs $31,607 in Dawson Springs). Hanson has the higher median home value ($140,100 vs $73,500 in Dawson Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson Springs	Hanson
Population	1,973	989
Median age	44.3 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$31,607	$90,799
Median home value	$73,500	$140,100
Median gross rent	$546	$850
Housing units	1,015	426
Homeownership rate	59.3%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson Springs	Hanson
Population	2,672 → 1,973 (-26.2%)	792 → 989 (+24.9%)
Median household income	$25,221 → $31,607 (+25.3%)	$41,691 → $90,799 (+117.8%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $73,500 (+17.6%)	$125,000 → $140,100 (+12.1%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $546 (-2.5%)	$817 → $850 (+4.0%)

Dawson Springs

Population

2,6721,973

Median household income

$25,221$31,607

Median home value

$62,500$73,500

Median gross rent

$560$546

Hanson

Population

792989

Median household income

$41,691$90,799

Median home value

$125,000$140,100

Median gross rent

$817$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson Springs	Hanson
Under 5	3.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	3.6%
25 to 34	6.8%	16.0%
35 to 44	15.0%	3.9%
45 to 54	6.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	16.7%	8.2%
65 to 74	15.4%	9.7%
75 and over	10.9%	23.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson Springs	Hanson
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson Springs	Hanson
No high school diploma	21.2%	10.9%
High school graduate	50.4%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson Springs	Hanson
Drove alone	87.7%	87.7%
Carpooled	5.0%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson Springs	Hanson
1-unit, detached	67.1%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Dawson Springs	Hanson
Poverty rate	26.9%	8.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1963	1980