Bellingham vs Dawson

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

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

Dawson has the higher population (1,441 vs 152 in Bellingham). Dawson has the higher median household income ($70,286 vs $52,083 in Bellingham). Dawson has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $52,700 in Bellingham).

Population, income & housing

	Bellingham	Dawson
Population	152	1,441
Median age	35.8 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$70,286
Median home value	$52,700	$118,800
Median gross rent	$494	$618
Housing units	79	693
Homeownership rate	86.2%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellingham	Dawson
Population	233 → 152 (-34.8%)	1,620 → 1,441 (-11.0%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $52,083 (+19.0%)	$48,750 → $70,286 (+44.2%)
Median home value	$43,300 → $52,700 (+21.7%)	$73,600 → $118,800 (+61.4%)
Median gross rent	$425 → $494 (+16.2%)	$532 → $618 (+16.2%)

Bellingham

Population

233152

Median household income

$43,750$52,083

Median home value

$43,300$52,700

Median gross rent

$425$494

Dawson

Population

1,6201,441

Median household income

$48,750$70,286

Median home value

$73,600$118,800

Median gross rent

$532$618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellingham	Dawson
Under 5	5.3%	3.9%
5 to 17	23.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	1.3%	11.3%
25 to 34	7.2%	7.5%
35 to 44	19.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	12.5%	13.4%
75 and over	11.8%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellingham	Dawson
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellingham	Dawson
No high school diploma	12.1%	6.5%
High school graduate	55.1%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellingham	Dawson
Drove alone	81.1%	80.7%
Carpooled	13.2%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.8%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellingham	Dawson
1-unit, detached	88.6%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Bellingham	Dawson
Poverty rate	6.1%	7.2%
Average household size	2.34	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	14	14
Median year structure built	1954	1954