Dawson County, Georgia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 28,704
Median household income: $88,986
Median home value: $351,900

Dawson County is a county in Georgia with a population of 28,704. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $88,986 runs above the Georgia figure of $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Dawson County's population grew 17.0% from 24,536 to 28,704, while its median household income rose 34.3% from $66,281 to $88,986.

The median gross rent is $1,425. 35.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,704
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $88,986
Median home value: $351,900
Median gross rent: $1,425
Housing units: 12,531
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,53628,704

Median household income

$66,281$88,986

Median home value

$230,300$351,900

Median gross rent

$918$1,425

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,536	$66,281	$230,300	$918
2020	25,277	$72,260	$241,900	$1,039
2021	26,202	$77,630	$266,000	$1,184
2022	27,355	$84,516	$312,600	$1,360
2023	28,704	$88,986	$351,900	$1,425

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,548	5.4%
5 to 17	4,205	14.6%
18 to 24	2,302	8.0%
25 to 34	3,505	12.2%
35 to 44	3,233	11.3%
45 to 54	4,124	14.4%
55 to 64	4,186	14.6%
65 to 74	3,427	11.9%
75 and over	2,174	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,032	87.2%
Black or African American	462	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	257	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	110	0.4%
Two or more races	902	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,926	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,204	10.7%
High school graduate	4,794	23.2%
Some college or associate's	6,268	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,040	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,343	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,789	71.2%
Carpooled	1,460	10.6%
Public transit	3	0.0%
Walked	222	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,127	15.5%
Other means	157	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,807	24.1%
15 to 29 min	2,565	22.1%
30 to 44 min	2,952	25.4%
45 to 59 min	1,775	15.3%
60+ min	1,532	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 9.2% (2,634 of 28,543)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,010	73.9%
Nonfamily households	2,834	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,844	86.5%
Vacant	1,687	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,500	78.4%
Renter-occupied	2,344	21.6%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,083	80.5%
1-unit, attached	265	2.1%
2 to 4 units	654	5.2%
5 to 19 units	490	3.9%
20 or more units	181	1.4%
Mobile home & other	858	6.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 13085
State: Georgia
Land area: 211 sq mi
Water area: 3.58 sq mi
Center point: 34.4426, -84.1733