Dawson

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  4. Dawson Employment Information
  5. Dawson Family Information
  6. Dawson Education Information
  7. Dawson Public Benefits Information
  8. Dawson Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Dawson Zip Codes


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Dawson Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 3,020
  • Land Area (2000): 601.369 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 13.350 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,376
Dawson Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 255 8.54%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,732 91.46%

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Dawson Employment Information Back to top
Dawson Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 138 20.20%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 63 9.22%
3. Public Administration 43 6.30%
4. Truck Transportation 42 6.15%
5. Educational Services 37 5.42%
6. Health Care 37 5.42%
7. Repair and Maintenance 37 5.42%
8. Utilities 28 4.10%
9. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 25 3.66%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 19 2.78%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 18 2.64%
12. Paper Manufacturing 17 2.49%
13. Food Manufacturing 16 2.34%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 13 1.90%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 13 1.90%
16. Metal Manufactuing 12 1.76%
17. Department and Other General Stores 11 1.61%
18. Other Transportation 11 1.61%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 11 1.61%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 11 1.61%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 137 24.55%
2. Health Care 126 22.58%
3. Food and Beverage Stores 45 8.06%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 29 5.20%
5. Finance and Insurance 24 4.30%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 22 3.94%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 18 3.23%
8. Social Assistance 18 3.23%
9. Truck Transportation 15 2.69%
10. Construction 14 2.51%
11. Department and Other General Stores 14 2.51%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 13 2.33%
13. Other Direct Selling Estab 10 1.79%
14. Private Household Services 9 1.61%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 8 1.43%
16. Food Manufacturing 8 1.43%
17. Public Administration 7 1.25%
18. Metal Manufactuing 6 1.08%
19. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 5 0.90%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 5 0.90%

Dawson Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 61 8.93%
2. Vehicle Mechanics 49 7.17%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 47 6.88%
4. Other Management Occupations 47 6.88%
5. Farmers and Farm Managers 39 5.71%
6. Other Construction Trades 37 5.42%
7. Other Production Occupations 34 4.98%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 28 4.10%
9. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 23 3.37%
10. Construction Laborers 22 3.22%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 21 3.07%
12. Carpenters 19 2.78%
13. Law Enforcement Workers 19 2.78%
14. Agricultural Workers 18 2.64%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 16 2.34%
16. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 15 2.20%
17. Other Office and Admin Support 14 2.05%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 13 1.90%
19. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 11 1.61%
20. Other Construction Workers 10 1.46%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 44 7.89%
2. Registered Nurses 39 6.99%
3. Secretaries and Admins 32 5.73%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 28 5.02%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 26 4.66%
6. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 26 4.66%
7. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 22 3.94%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 22 3.94%
9. Other Personal Care, Not child care 22 3.94%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 20 3.58%
11. Cashiers 20 3.58%
12. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 18 3.23%
13. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 17 3.05%
14. Other Management Occupations 17 3.05%
15. Financial Managers 13 2.33%
16. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 12 2.15%
17. Other Healthcare Support 11 1.97%
18. Art and Design Workers 10 1.79%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 10 1.79%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 10 1.79%

Dawson Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,110 48.30%
15-35 hours 164 7.14%
1-14 hours 74 3.22%
No regular hours 950 41.34%

Dawson Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 88 7.58%
5 AM-5:29 AM 28 2.41%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 71 6.12%
6 AM-6:29 AM 133 11.46%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 119 10.25%
7 AM-7:29 AM 211 18.17%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 258 22.22%
8 AM-8:29 AM 97 8.35%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 18 1.55%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 19 1.64%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 6 0.52%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 58 5.00%
4 PM-11:59 PM 55 4.74%

Dawson Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 64 5.51%
5-9 83 7.15%
10-14 87 7.49%
15-19 151 13.01%
20-24 158 13.61%
25-29 85 7.32%
30-34 221 19.04%
35-39 12 1.03%
40-44 66 5.68%
45-59 85 7.32%
60-89 47 4.05%
At least 90 102 8.79%

Dawson Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 628 54.09%
30-44 0 0.00% 299 25.75%
45-59 0 0.00% 85 7.32%
At least 60 0 0.00% 149 12.83%

Dawson Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 200 16.43%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 922 75.76%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 21 1.73%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 18 1.48%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 56 4.60%

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Dawson Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,161 (2,987 people)
Families (2000): 853 (2,600 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 317
People at same address in 1995: 1,812
Dawson Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 203 17.48%
$10,000-$14,999 80 6.89%
$15,000-$19,999 86 7.41%
$20,000-$24,999 106 9.13%
$25,000-$29,999 88 7.58%
$30,000-$34,999 62 5.34%
$35,000-$39,999 81 6.98%
$40,000-$44,999 80 6.89%
$45,000-$49,999 72 6.20%
$50,000-$59,999 101 8.70%
$60,000-$74,999 124 10.68%
$75,000-$99,999 46 3.96%
$100,000-$124,999 16 1.38%
$125,000-$149,999 4 0.34%
$150,000-$199,999 7 0.60%
$200,000 or more 5 0.43%

Dawson Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 292 24.70%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 401 33.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 15 1.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 191 16.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 5 0.42%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 166 14.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 60 5.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 32 2.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 18 1.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Dawson Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 820 27.90%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 283 9.63%
Public Assistance 54 1.84%
Retirement 196 6.67%
Self Employment 206 7.01%
Social Security 395 13.44%
Supplemental Security 72 2.45%
Wage / Salary 760 25.86%
Other 153 5.21%

Dawson Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 402 58.26%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 288 41.74%

Dawson Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 175 15.20%
Color 1 Box Married 712 61.86%
Color 2 Box Never Married 220 19.11%
Color 3 Box Widowed 44 3.82%

Dawson Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 108 9.06%
Color 1 Box Married 748 62.75%
Color 2 Box Never Married 155 13.00%
Color 3 Box Widowed 181 15.18%

Dawson Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dawson Education Information Back to top
Dawson Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 234 10.62%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 344 15.61%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 706 32.03%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 489 22.19%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 186 8.44%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 181 8.21%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 64 2.90%

Dawson Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 34 1.13% 15 0.50% 49 1.62%
Kindergarten 68 2.25% 0 0.00% 68 2.25%
Grades 1-4 137 4.54% 4 0.13% 141 4.67%
Grades 5-8 177 5.86% 11 0.36% 188 6.23%
Grades 9-12 162 5.36% 0 0.00% 162 5.36%
Undergrad college 104 3.44% 16 0.53% 120 3.97%
Graduate or professional school 1 0.03% 2 0.07% 3 0.10%
Total 683 22.62% 48 1.59% 731 24.21%

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Dawson Public Benefits Information Back to top
Dawson Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 2,419 81.50%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 549 18.50%

Dawson Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dawson Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Dawson Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 417 13.81%
10-19 Years 433 14.34%
20-29 Years 290 9.60%
30-39 Years 385 12.75%
40-49 Years 414 13.71%
50-59 Years 376 12.45%
60-69 Years 328 10.86%
70-79 Years 244 8.08%
80-89 Years 113 3.74%
90+ Years 20 0.66%

Dawson Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,511 50.03%
Color 1 Box Female 1,509 49.97%

Dawson Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,575 85.26%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 214 7.09%
Color 1 Box African-American 203 6.72%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 20 0.66%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 6 0.20%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.03%
Color 2 Box Asian 1 0.03%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Dawson Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 571 32.15%
2. Irish 361 20.33%
3. English 219 12.33%
4. German 168 9.46%
5. French Non-Basque 107 6.02%
6. Dutch 58 3.27%
7. Scottish 47 2.65%
8. Italian 43 2.42%
9. Scotch Irish 43 2.42%
10. Canadian 40 2.25%

Dawson Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 2,578 92.70%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 179 6.44%
3. Hebrew 6 0.22%
4. German 4 0.14%
5. Serbo Croatian 4 0.14%
6. Tagalog 4 0.14%
7. French Creole 2 0.07%
8. Italian 2 0.07%
9. Greek 2 0.07%

Dawson Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 2,871 96.12%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 53 1.77%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 63 2.11%

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Dawson Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dawson Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
76639