Dawson vs Vanderbilt

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

Dawson and Vanderbilt 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 323 in Vanderbilt). Dawson has the higher median household income ($53,594 vs $52,708 in Vanderbilt). Vanderbilt has the higher median home value ($97,800 vs $89,100 in Dawson).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Vanderbilt
Population	387	323
Median age	40.8 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,594	$52,708
Median home value	$89,100	$97,800
Median gross rent	$910	$833
Housing units	176	145
Homeownership rate	73.3%	93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Vanderbilt
Population	448 → 387 (-13.6%)	349 → 323 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $53,594 (+15.9%)	$38,750 → $52,708 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$65,400 → $89,100 (+36.2%)	$75,900 → $97,800 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$782 → $910 (+16.4%)	$660 → $833 (+26.2%)

Dawson

Population

448387

Median household income

$46,250$53,594

Median home value

$65,400$89,100

Median gross rent

$782$910

Vanderbilt

Population

349323

Median household income

$38,750$52,708

Median home value

$75,900$97,800

Median gross rent

$660$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Vanderbilt
Under 5	7.5%	9.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	14.9%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.3%
25 to 34	6.2%	16.7%
35 to 44	17.3%	10.2%
45 to 54	15.2%	15.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.2%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.8%
75 and over	6.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Vanderbilt
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Vanderbilt
No high school diploma	13.1%	7.0%
High school graduate	56.3%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Vanderbilt
Drove alone	74.0%	94.4%
Carpooled	5.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.1%
Walked	11.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Vanderbilt
1-unit, detached	94.9%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Vanderbilt
Poverty rate	25.3%	4.3%
Average household size	2.40	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1938	1938