Dawson, PA Demographic Data
Dawson, PA Summary
Dawson is located in Fayette County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 325
- Area: 0.21 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.16 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,540.28 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 858.92 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dawson, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
253
51%
50.8
Male
246
49%
49.2
Total Population
499
323,128,000
Dawson, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
31
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
27
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
30
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
31
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
33
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
72
14.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
65
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
75
15.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
29
5.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
19
3.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
59
11.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
18
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
10
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
402
80.6%
77.2
Female
209
52.0%
51.3
Male
193
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
363
72.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
104
20.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
87
17.4%
15.2
Female
51
58.6%
55.8
Male
36
41.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Dawson, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
486
97.4%
96.8
White
449
90.0%
72.6
Black or African American
37
7.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
13
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
499
100.0%
82.2
Dawson, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5
1.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
30
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
181
52.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
35
10.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
48
13.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
17
4.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
31
8.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
35
10.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
312
89.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
48
13.8%
31.2
Dawson, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
115
28.0%
33.7%
Now Married
217
52.8%
47.5
Divorced
49
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
2
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
28
6.8
5.8%
Dawson, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
444
94.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
24
5.1%
21.6%
Spanish
2
0.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
20
4.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Dawson, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
14
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
12
6.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
17
9.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
25
14.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
41
23.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
27
15.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
18
10.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
22
12.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
41,346
57,617
Per capita income
18,818
31,128
Dawson, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
25
14.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
11
6.1%
9.8
Construction
8
4.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
38
21.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
11
6.1%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
29
16.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1
0.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7
3.9%
11.4
Public administration
6
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
17
9.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
19
10.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
3.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
26
14.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
51
28.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
43
24.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
40
22.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
19
10.6%
18.1%
Dawson, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
176
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
161
91.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
14
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
1
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
34.5
26.6
Dawson, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
9
5.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
50
28.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
82
46.6%
37.1
3 or more
35
19.9%
21.0
Dawson, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
176
87.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
121
68.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
55
31.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
26
12.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.5
Dawson, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
202
1 room
6
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
2
1.0%
9.1
4 rooms
19
9.4%
16.5
5 rooms
26
12.9%
19.8
6 rooms
52
25.7%
17.8
7 rooms
40
19.8%
12.0
8 rooms
35
17.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
22
10.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dawson, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
202
1-unit, detached
162
80.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8
4.0%
5.9
2-units
16
7.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
13
6.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dawson, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
144
71.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
22
10.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
9
4.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
14
6.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6
3.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
0
0.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3
1.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
0
0.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Dawson, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
117
66.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
25
14.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
25
14.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
1
0.6%
0.1
Wood
7
4.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Dawson, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
44
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
3
6.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
9.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
20.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
28
63.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
19
43.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
18.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
25.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
4.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4
9.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
38
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1
2.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
2
5.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
35
92.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
17
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
658
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
8
21.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
5
13.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5
13.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
6
15.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
5.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
12
31.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
17
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
121
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
42
34.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
57
47.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
10
8.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7
5.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5
4.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
59,700
205,000