Dawson is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 801 people and just one neighborhood, Dawson is the 870th largest community in Texas.
Dawson is a blue-collar town, with 39.89% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Dawson is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Dawson who work in office and administrative support (12.36%), teaching (9.27%), and sales jobs (8.15%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Dawson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dawson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Dawson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.98 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Dawson is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Dawson are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.42% of adults in Dawson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Dawson in 2018 was $18,081, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,324 for a family of four. However, Dawson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dawson is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dawson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dawson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Dawson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.44% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dawson include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Dawson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2020.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to TX* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Dawson Elementary School
199 N School Ave Dawson, TX 76639 |
PK-06 | ||
Dawson H S School
199 N School Ave Dawson, TX 76639 |
07-12 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 77.8% | 60.5% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 70.3% | 56.0% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 7.5% | 4.5% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 59.7% | 60.5% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 55.3% | 56.0% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 4.4% | 4.5% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 73.4% | 60.5% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 63.9% | 56.0% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 9.6% | 4.5% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 64.6% | 60.5% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 54.7% | 56.0% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 9.9% | 4.5% |
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