Dawson, TX Demographic Data
Dawson, TX Summary
Dawson is located in Navarro County in Texas
- Population: 824
- Area: 1.80 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 457.52 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 481.96 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dawson, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
426
51%
50.8
Male
406
49%
49.2
Total Population
832
323,128,000
Dawson, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
45
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
56
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
56
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
44
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
70
8.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
88
10.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
52
6.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
170
20.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
62
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
44
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
100
12.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
20
2.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
25
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
653
78.5%
77.2
Female
340
52.1%
51.3
Male
313
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
616
74.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
168
20.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
145
17.4%
15.2
Female
94
64.8%
55.8
Male
51
35.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Dawson, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
826
99.3%
96.8
White
760
91.3%
72.6
Black or African American
44
5.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
11
1.3%
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
11
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
6
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
153
18.4%
17.8
Mexican
141
16.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
12
1.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
679
81.6%
82.2
Dawson, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
55
9.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
90
16.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
154
27.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
106
18.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
67
11.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
67
11.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
22
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
145
25.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
416
74.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
89
15.8%
31.2
Dawson, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
179
26.5%
33.7%
Now Married
299
44.3%
47.5
Divorced
129
19.1%
11.0%
Separated
24
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
44
6.5
5.8%
Dawson, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
657
83.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
130
16.5%
21.6%
Spanish
124
15.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Dawson, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
37
11.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
18
5.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
68
21.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
40
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
47
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
84
26.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7
2.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
11
3.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
33,958
57,617
Per capita income
15,801
31,128
Dawson, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17
5.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
25
8.0%
9.8
Construction
28
8.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
88
28.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
14
4.5%
6.6
Information
5
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
63
20.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
18
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2
0.6%
11.4
Public administration
19
6.1%
4.6
Retail trade
14
4.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
14
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
42
13.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
69
22.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
72
22.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
56
17.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
75
23.9%
18.1%
Dawson, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
308
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
250
81.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
37
12.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
2
0.6%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
19
6.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.1
26.6
Dawson, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
33
10.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
112
34.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
122
38.0%
37.1
3 or more
54
16.8%
21.0
Dawson, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
321
75.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
230
71.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
91
28.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
105
24.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
25
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Dawson, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
426
1 room
45
10.6%
2.4
2 rooms
2
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
70
16.4%
9.1
4 rooms
58
13.6%
16.5
5 rooms
123
28.9%
19.8
6 rooms
79
18.5%
17.8
7 rooms
34
8.0%
12.0
8 rooms
2
0.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
13
3.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Dawson, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
426
1-unit, detached
330
77.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
42
9.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
9
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
43
10.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
2
0.5%
0.1
Dawson, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
122
28.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
10
2.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
29
6.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
73
17.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
47
11.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
41
9.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
19
4.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
85
20.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Dawson, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
179
55.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
16
5.0%
4.7
Electricity
123
38.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.9%
1.1
Dawson, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
104
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
6
5.8%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
21.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
76
73.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
39
37.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
18
17.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
31
29.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
16
15.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
76
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
2
2.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
37
48.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
37
48.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
15
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
506
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
29
39.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
2.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2
2.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
10
13.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
30
41.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
18
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
230
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
73
31.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
99
43.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
23
10.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7
3.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
19
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9
3.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
59,800
205,000
