Dawson vs Frost

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

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

Dawson has the higher population (1,324 vs 971 in Frost). Frost has the higher median household income ($89,750 vs $57,596 in Dawson). Dawson has the higher median home value ($125,400 vs $124,800 in Frost).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Frost
Population	1,324	971
Median age	35.3 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,596	$89,750
Median home value	$125,400	$124,800
Median gross rent	$711	$1,018
Housing units	542	302
Homeownership rate	57.3%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Frost
Population	767 → 1,324 (+72.6%)	800 → 971 (+21.4%)
Median household income	$33,250 → $57,596 (+73.2%)	$45,833 → $89,750 (+95.8%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $125,400 (+67.2%)	$61,400 → $124,800 (+103.3%)
Median gross rent	$433 → $711 (+64.2%)	$713 → $1,018 (+42.8%)

Dawson

Population

7671,324

Median household income

$33,250$57,596

Median home value

$75,000$125,400

Median gross rent

$433$711

Frost

Population

800971

Median household income

$45,833$89,750

Median home value

$61,400$124,800

Median gross rent

$713$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Frost
Under 5	11.9%	10.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	25.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	10.9%
25 to 34	13.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	15.0%	14.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	6.8%
65 to 74	5.4%	3.5%
75 and over	8.3%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Frost
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	48.6%
Black or African American	13.3%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	43.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Frost
No high school diploma	9.6%	29.5%
High school graduate	39.8%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Frost
Drove alone	79.3%	91.2%
Carpooled	3.6%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	2.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Frost
1-unit, detached	73.2%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Frost
Poverty rate	18.4%	6.1%
Average household size	2.69	3.53
Mean commute (minutes)	38	31
Median year structure built	1965	1958