Dawson vs Spring Gap

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

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

Dawson has the higher population (42 vs 40 in Spring Gap). Since 2019, Spring Gap's population has grown faster (-29.8% vs -48.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Spring Gap
Population	42	40
Median age	61.6 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median home value	$161,300	—
Housing units	56	19
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Spring Gap
Population	82 → 42 (-48.8%)	57 → 40 (-29.8%)
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

Spring Gap

Population

5740

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Spring Gap
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	17.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	30.0%
55 to 64	81.0%	22.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	17.5%
75 and over	19.0%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Spring Gap
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	Spring Gap
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	76.2%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Spring Gap
Drove alone	100.0%	25.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	75.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Spring Gap
1-unit, detached	100.0%	36.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	63.2%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Spring Gap
Poverty rate	0.0%	30.0%
Average household size	1.68	2.11
Median year structure built	1991	—