Dawson vs Louisburg

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

Dawson and Louisburg 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 21 in Louisburg). Dawson has the higher median household income ($70,286 vs $49,792 in Louisburg). Dawson has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $73,000 in Louisburg).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Louisburg
Population	1,441	21
Median age	44.4 yrs	68.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,286	$49,792
Median home value	$118,800	$73,000
Median gross rent	$618	—
Housing units	693	15
Homeownership rate	79.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Louisburg
Population	1,620 → 1,441 (-11.0%)	32 → 21 (-34.4%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $70,286 (+44.2%)	$41,429 → $49,792 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $118,800 (+61.4%)	$55,000 → $73,000 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $618 (+16.2%)	—

Dawson

Population

1,6201,441

Median household income

$48,750$70,286

Median home value

$73,600$118,800

Median gross rent

$532$618

Louisburg

Population

3221

Median household income

$41,429$49,792

Median home value

$55,000$73,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Louisburg
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	11.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.3%	14.3%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.3%
65 to 74	13.4%	28.6%
75 and over	12.7%	42.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Louisburg
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Louisburg
No high school diploma	6.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.4%	71.4%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Louisburg
Drove alone	80.7%	71.4%
Carpooled	6.3%	28.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Louisburg
1-unit, detached	79.2%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Louisburg
Poverty rate	7.2%	4.8%
Average household size	2.20	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1954	1951