Dawson vs Fayette City

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

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

Fayette City has the higher population (411 vs 387 in Dawson). Dawson has the higher median household income ($53,594 vs $52,955 in Fayette City). Dawson has the higher median home value ($89,100 vs $75,200 in Fayette City).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Fayette City
Population	387	411
Median age	40.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,594	$52,955
Median home value	$89,100	$75,200
Median gross rent	$910	$749
Housing units	176	257
Homeownership rate	73.3%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Fayette City
Population	448 → 387 (-13.6%)	502 → 411 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $53,594 (+15.9%)	$38,125 → $52,955 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$65,400 → $89,100 (+36.2%)	$69,700 → $75,200 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$782 → $910 (+16.4%)	$763 → $749 (-1.8%)

Dawson

Population

448387

Median household income

$46,250$53,594

Median home value

$65,400$89,100

Median gross rent

$782$910

Fayette City

Population

502411

Median household income

$38,125$52,955

Median home value

$69,700$75,200

Median gross rent

$763$749

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Fayette City
Under 5	7.5%	1.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	6.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	17.3%	19.2%
45 to 54	15.2%	18.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	18.2%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.2%
75 and over	6.7%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Fayette City
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	1.3%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Fayette City
No high school diploma	13.1%	7.5%
High school graduate	56.3%	59.8%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Fayette City
Drove alone	74.0%	88.6%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Fayette City
1-unit, detached	94.9%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	24.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Fayette City
Poverty rate	25.3%	25.2%
Average household size	2.40	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938