Dawson Springs vs Mortons Gap

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

Dawson Springs and Mortons Gap 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 746 in Mortons Gap). Mortons Gap has the higher median household income ($38,750 vs $31,607 in Dawson Springs). Mortons Gap has the higher median home value ($99,000 vs $73,500 in Dawson Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson Springs	Mortons Gap
Population	1,973	746
Median age	44.3 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$31,607	$38,750
Median home value	$73,500	$99,000
Median gross rent	$546	$688
Housing units	1,015	367
Homeownership rate	59.3%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson Springs	Mortons Gap
Population	2,672 → 1,973 (-26.2%)	1,001 → 746 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$25,221 → $31,607 (+25.3%)	$35,972 → $38,750 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $73,500 (+17.6%)	$53,800 → $99,000 (+84.0%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $546 (-2.5%)	$682 → $688 (+0.9%)

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

Mortons Gap

Population

1,001746

Median household income

$35,972$38,750

Median home value

$53,800$99,000

Median gross rent

$682$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson Springs	Mortons Gap
Under 5	3.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	2.0%
25 to 34	6.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	6.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	16.7%	23.1%
65 to 74	15.4%	9.5%
75 and over	10.9%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson Springs	Mortons Gap
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson Springs	Mortons Gap
No high school diploma	21.2%	11.4%
High school graduate	50.4%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson Springs	Mortons Gap
Drove alone	87.7%	93.4%
Carpooled	5.0%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson Springs	Mortons Gap
1-unit, detached	67.1%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Dawson Springs	Mortons Gap
Poverty rate	26.9%	20.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1963	1967