Dawson vs Kerens

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

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

Kerens has the higher population (1,898 vs 1,324 in Dawson). Dawson has the higher median household income ($57,596 vs $50,313 in Kerens). Kerens has the higher median home value ($126,400 vs $125,400 in Dawson).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Kerens
Population	1,324	1,898
Median age	35.3 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,596	$50,313
Median home value	$125,400	$126,400
Median gross rent	$711	$807
Housing units	542	742
Homeownership rate	57.3%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Kerens
Population	767 → 1,324 (+72.6%)	1,881 → 1,898 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$33,250 → $57,596 (+73.2%)	$35,708 → $50,313 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $125,400 (+67.2%)	$77,900 → $126,400 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$433 → $711 (+64.2%)	$495 → $807 (+63.0%)

Dawson

Population

7671,324

Median household income

$33,250$57,596

Median home value

$75,000$125,400

Median gross rent

$433$711

Kerens

Population

1,8811,898

Median household income

$35,708$50,313

Median home value

$77,900$126,400

Median gross rent

$495$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Kerens
Under 5	11.9%	9.2%
5 to 17	18.8%	26.7%
18 to 24	5.7%	5.6%
25 to 34	13.3%	16.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	10.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	8.0%
65 to 74	5.4%	8.5%
75 and over	8.3%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Kerens
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	59.5%
Black or African American	13.3%	21.5%
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%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Kerens
No high school diploma	9.6%	9.9%
High school graduate	39.8%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Kerens
Drove alone	79.3%	87.4%
Carpooled	3.6%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	2.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Kerens
1-unit, detached	73.2%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Kerens
Poverty rate	18.4%	15.2%
Average household size	2.69	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1965	1970