Dawson vs Markleysburg

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

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

Dawson has the higher population (387 vs 246 in Markleysburg). Markleysburg has the higher median household income ($79,688 vs $53,594 in Dawson). Markleysburg has the higher median home value ($126,000 vs $89,100 in Dawson).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Markleysburg
Population	387	246
Median age	40.8 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,594	$79,688
Median home value	$89,100	$126,000
Median gross rent	$910	$955
Housing units	176	101
Homeownership rate	73.3%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Markleysburg
Population	448 → 387 (-13.6%)	305 → 246 (-19.3%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $53,594 (+15.9%)	$45,000 → $79,688 (+77.1%)
Median home value	$65,400 → $89,100 (+36.2%)	$96,400 → $126,000 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$782 → $910 (+16.4%)	$808 → $955 (+18.2%)

Dawson

Population

448387

Median household income

$46,250$53,594

Median home value

$65,400$89,100

Median gross rent

$782$910

Markleysburg

Population

305246

Median household income

$45,000$79,688

Median home value

$96,400$126,000

Median gross rent

$808$955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Markleysburg
Under 5	7.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	9.3%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.3%
25 to 34	6.2%	17.9%
35 to 44	17.3%	5.7%
45 to 54	15.2%	15.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	6.5%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.3%
75 and over	6.7%	23.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Markleysburg
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.5%
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%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Markleysburg
No high school diploma	13.1%	7.3%
High school graduate	56.3%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Markleysburg
Drove alone	74.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	5.2%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Markleysburg
1-unit, detached	94.9%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Markleysburg
Poverty rate	25.3%	3.2%
Average household size	2.40	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1938	1957