Dawson vs National

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

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

National has the higher population (48 vs 42 in Dawson). Since 2019, Dawson's population has grown faster (-48.8% vs -67.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	National
Population	42	48
Median age	61.6 yrs	66.5 yrs
Median home value	$161,300	—
Housing units	56	30
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	National
Population	82 → 42 (-48.8%)	146 → 48 (-67.1%)
Median household income	$63,875 → $60,000 (-6.1%)	—
Median home value	$137,500 → $161,300 (+17.3%)	—

Dawson

Population

8242

Median household income

$63,875$60,000

Median home value

$137,500$161,300

National

Population

14648

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	National
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	27.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	81.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	62.5%
75 and over	19.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	National
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	National
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	76.2%	60.4%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	National
Drove alone	100.0%	72.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	27.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	National
1-unit, detached	100.0%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	36.7%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	National
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.68	1.60
Median year structure built	1991	1982