Dawson vs Nassau

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

Dawson and Nassau 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 50 in Nassau). Dawson has the higher median household income ($70,286 vs $70,000 in Nassau). Dawson has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $46,000 in Nassau).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Nassau
Population	1,441	50
Median age	44.4 yrs	55.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,286	$70,000
Median home value	$118,800	$46,000
Median gross rent	$618	—
Housing units	693	29
Homeownership rate	79.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Nassau
Population	1,620 → 1,441 (-11.0%)	71 → 50 (-29.6%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $70,286 (+44.2%)	$74,000 → $70,000 (-5.4%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $118,800 (+61.4%)	$33,000 → $46,000 (+39.4%)
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

Nassau

Population

7150

Median household income

$74,000$70,000

Median home value

$33,000$46,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Nassau
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	22.0%
18 to 24	11.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	18.0%
45 to 54	8.3%	6.0%
55 to 64	14.6%	34.0%
65 to 74	13.4%	4.0%
75 and over	12.7%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Nassau
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	90.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Nassau
No high school diploma	6.5%	12.8%
High school graduate	35.4%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Nassau
Drove alone	80.7%	94.1%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.9%
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	Nassau
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	Nassau
Poverty rate	7.2%	12.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1954	1938