Dawson vs Rice

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

Dawson and Rice 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 1,168 in Rice). Rice has the higher median household income ($64,063 vs $57,596 in Dawson). Dawson has the higher median home value ($125,400 vs $89,600 in Rice).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Rice
Population	1,324	1,168
Median age	35.3 yrs	26.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,596	$64,063
Median home value	$125,400	$89,600
Median gross rent	$711	$1,210
Housing units	542	395
Homeownership rate	57.3%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Rice
Population	767 → 1,324 (+72.6%)	1,092 → 1,168 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$33,250 → $57,596 (+73.2%)	$60,625 → $64,063 (+5.7%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $125,400 (+67.2%)	$91,400 → $89,600 (-2.0%)
Median gross rent	$433 → $711 (+64.2%)	$859 → $1,210 (+40.9%)

Dawson

Population

7671,324

Median household income

$33,250$57,596

Median home value

$75,000$125,400

Median gross rent

$433$711

Rice

Population

1,0921,168

Median household income

$60,625$64,063

Median home value

$91,400$89,600

Median gross rent

$859$1,210

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Rice
Under 5	11.9%	15.8%
5 to 17	18.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	13.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	15.0%	8.8%
55 to 64	11.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	5.4%	6.1%
75 and over	8.3%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Rice
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	31.9%
Black or African American	13.3%	14.0%
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%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	47.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Rice
No high school diploma	9.6%	25.6%
High school graduate	39.8%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Rice
Drove alone	79.3%	79.6%
Carpooled	3.6%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	5.4%
Other means	0.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Rice
1-unit, detached	73.2%	48.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	51.6%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Rice
Poverty rate	18.4%	13.3%
Average household size	2.69	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	38	24
Median year structure built	1965	1994