Dawson vs Marietta

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

Dawson and Marietta 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 172 in Marietta). Dawson has the higher median household income ($70,286 vs $34,167 in Marietta). Dawson has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $62,500 in Marietta).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Marietta
Population	1,441	172
Median age	44.4 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,286	$34,167
Median home value	$118,800	$62,500
Median gross rent	$618	—
Housing units	693	82
Homeownership rate	79.9%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Marietta
Population	1,620 → 1,441 (-11.0%)	144 → 172 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $70,286 (+44.2%)	$24,821 → $34,167 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $118,800 (+61.4%)	$35,000 → $62,500 (+78.6%)
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

Marietta

Population

144172

Median household income

$24,821$34,167

Median home value

$35,000$62,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Marietta
Under 5	3.9%	10.5%
5 to 17	15.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	11.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	7.5%	4.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	8.3%	5.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	5.8%
65 to 74	13.4%	24.4%
75 and over	12.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Marietta
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	Marietta
No high school diploma	6.5%	6.7%
High school graduate	35.4%	58.7%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Marietta
Drove alone	80.7%	61.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	10.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	21.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	5.5%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Marietta
1-unit, detached	79.2%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Marietta
Poverty rate	7.2%	42.2%
Average household size	2.20	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	14	16
Median year structure built	1954	1938