Dawson vs Madison

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

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

Madison has the higher population (1,507 vs 1,441 in Dawson). Dawson has the higher median household income ($70,286 vs $56,435 in Madison). Dawson has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $104,600 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Madison
Population	1,441	1,507
Median age	44.4 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,286	$56,435
Median home value	$118,800	$104,600
Median gross rent	$618	$920
Housing units	693	914
Homeownership rate	79.9%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Madison
Population	1,620 → 1,441 (-11.0%)	1,617 → 1,507 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $70,286 (+44.2%)	$43,750 → $56,435 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $118,800 (+61.4%)	$67,600 → $104,600 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $618 (+16.2%)	$522 → $920 (+76.2%)

Dawson

Population

1,6201,441

Median household income

$48,750$70,286

Median home value

$73,600$118,800

Median gross rent

$532$618

Madison

Population

1,6171,507

Median household income

$43,750$56,435

Median home value

$67,600$104,600

Median gross rent

$522$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Madison
Under 5	3.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	11.3%	3.7%
25 to 34	7.5%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	8.8%
45 to 54	8.3%	9.2%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	13.4%	13.1%
75 and over	12.7%	21.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	97.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Madison
No high school diploma	6.5%	4.5%
High school graduate	35.4%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Madison
Drove alone	80.7%	73.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	13.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.5%
Walked	7.4%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.8%	5.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Madison
1-unit, detached	79.2%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	8.5%
20 or more units	4.2%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Madison
Poverty rate	7.2%	11.9%
Average household size	2.20	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	14	15
Median year structure built	1954	1956