Median Household Income
$71,334
Median Home Value
$185,300
Median Gross Rent
$815/mo
Poverty Rate
8.7%
Unemployment Rate
2.7%
Homeownership Rate
71.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21.8%
Median Age
43.0
Population Over Time
Dawson County shrank 4.3% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
9,219
2016
9,431
2018
9,191
2020
8,824
2022
8,915
2024
8,827
Business & Industry
Dawson County has 295 business establishments employing 2,404 people.
Accommodation and food services
31
Health care and social assistance
28
Other services (except public administration)
27
Construction
26
Finance and insurance
24
Professional, scientific, and technical services
19
Wholesale trade
19
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
17
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.