Dawson vs Star Junction

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

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

Star Junction has the higher population (425 vs 387 in Dawson). Dawson has the higher median household income ($53,594 vs $40,750 in Star Junction). Star Junction has the higher median home value ($137,000 vs $89,100 in Dawson).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Star Junction
Population	387	425
Median age	40.8 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,594	$40,750
Median home value	$89,100	$137,000
Median gross rent	$910	$754
Housing units	176	255
Homeownership rate	73.3%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	4.6%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Star Junction
Population	448 → 387 (-13.6%)	274 → 425 (+55.1%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $53,594 (+15.9%)	$39,700 → $40,750 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$65,400 → $89,100 (+36.2%)	$81,500 → $137,000 (+68.1%)
Median gross rent	$782 → $910 (+16.4%)	$654 → $754 (+15.3%)

Dawson

Population

448387

Median household income

$46,250$53,594

Median home value

$65,400$89,100

Median gross rent

$782$910

Star Junction

Population

274425

Median household income

$39,700$40,750

Median home value

$81,500$137,000

Median gross rent

$654$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Star Junction
Under 5	7.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.8%	8.9%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.7%
25 to 34	6.2%	25.6%
35 to 44	17.3%	6.8%
45 to 54	15.2%	5.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.7%
75 and over	6.7%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Star Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	90.4%
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%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Star Junction
No high school diploma	13.1%	2.0%
High school graduate	56.3%	77.5%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Star Junction
Drove alone	74.0%	79.1%
Carpooled	5.2%	20.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Star Junction
1-unit, detached	94.9%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	19.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Star Junction
Poverty rate	25.3%	4.9%
Average household size	2.40	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1938	1942