Dawson is home to 1,322 people in Texas. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 470 people. The foreign-born share is 0%. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $140,700. Households here earn about 35% less than in Texas as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,042, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 119%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dawson
What changed most since 1990
White share77.1% → 80.9%(+3.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants74.7% → 57.8%(−16.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age44.0 → 40.7(−3.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.2%(28)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)53.1%(51)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era7.3%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 96 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dawson, decade by decade
Dawson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
748
$36,791
$72,722
14.9%
45.9
2000
852
$46,740
$64,304
11.0%
45.7
2010
807
$43,687
$88,616
5.9%
48.6
2020
815
$54,128
$106,175
15.5%
63.5
2024
1,322
$51,042
$140,700
13.0%
40.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
