Dawson vs Steele

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

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

Steele has the higher population (742 vs 77 in Dawson). Dawson has the higher median home value ($177,500 vs $160,300 in Steele). Since 2019, Dawson's population has grown faster (+79.1% vs +0.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Steele
Population	77	742
Median age	56.3 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$63,000
Median home value	$177,500	$160,300
Median gross rent	—	$786
Housing units	55	422
Homeownership rate	100.0%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Steele
Population	43 → 77 (+79.1%)	740 → 742 (+0.3%)
Median household income	—	$50,357 → $63,000 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$63,300 → $177,500 (+180.4%)	$124,500 → $160,300 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$548 → $786 (+43.4%)

Dawson

Population

4377

Median home value

$63,300$177,500

Steele

Population

740742

Median household income

$50,357$63,000

Median home value

$124,500$160,300

Median gross rent

$548$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Steele
Under 5	6.5%	8.6%
5 to 17	6.5%	10.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.7%	6.3%
35 to 44	6.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	33.8%	16.2%
65 to 74	18.2%	15.2%
75 and over	5.2%	17.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Steele
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Steele
No high school diploma	55.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	26.9%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Steele
Drove alone	75.0%	76.9%
Carpooled	15.9%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	9.1%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Steele
1-unit, detached	60.0%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.0%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Steele
Poverty rate	11.7%	6.9%
Average household size	1.67	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1968	1970