Dawson Springs vs White Plains

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

Dawson Springs and White Plains 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 1,007 in White Plains). White Plains has the higher median household income ($36,800 vs $31,607 in Dawson Springs). White Plains has the higher median home value ($84,100 vs $73,500 in Dawson Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson Springs	White Plains
Population	1,973	1,007
Median age	44.3 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$31,607	$36,800
Median home value	$73,500	$84,100
Median gross rent	$546	$850
Housing units	1,015	461
Homeownership rate	59.3%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson Springs	White Plains
Population	2,672 → 1,973 (-26.2%)	938 → 1,007 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$25,221 → $31,607 (+25.3%)	$48,073 → $36,800 (-23.4%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $73,500 (+17.6%)	$85,700 → $84,100 (-1.9%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $546 (-2.5%)	$619 → $850 (+37.3%)

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

White Plains

Population

9381,007

Median household income

$48,073$36,800

Median home value

$85,700$84,100

Median gross rent

$619$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson Springs	White Plains
Under 5	3.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	6.8%	10.0%
35 to 44	15.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	6.0%	16.0%
55 to 64	16.7%	6.6%
65 to 74	15.4%	19.9%
75 and over	10.9%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson Springs	White Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	97.8%
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%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson Springs	White Plains
No high school diploma	21.2%	16.5%
High school graduate	50.4%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson Springs	White Plains
Drove alone	87.7%	90.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson Springs	White Plains
1-unit, detached	67.1%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Dawson Springs	White Plains
Poverty rate	26.9%	24.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1963	1981