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Dawsonville, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Dawsonville is a Census city of 4,403 people across 9.61 square miles of land, in Dawson County. Median household income is $90,929, 72.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 42 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $23.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dawsonville
What Dawsonville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.61 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land458
- County holding the largest share of its areaDawson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawsonville
How many people live in Dawsonville
- Population4,403
- Median age36.6
- Population under 181,071 plus or minus 217
- Share under 1824.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over637 plus or minus 168
- Share 65 and over14.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households1,451
- Family households1,099
- Share of households that are families75.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawsonville
Income and work in Dawsonville
- Median household income$90,929
- Per capita income$34,189
- Civilian labor force2,112
- Employed2,060
- Unemployed52 plus or minus 46
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over3,118
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawsonville
Housing in Dawsonville
- Housing units1,600
- Occupied units1,451
- Vacant units149 plus or minus 110
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied1,052
- Renter occupied399 plus or minus 139
- Ownership rate72.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$362,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,208
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units1,318
- Share single family82.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more244 plus or minus 136
- Share in buildings of two or more15.3 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes38 plus or minus 46
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawsonville
How Dawsonville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,677
- Commuting under 15 minutes389 plus or minus 156
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more972 plus or minus 230
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.0 percent
- Drove alone70.9 percent
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home18.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawsonville
SBA loans in Dawsonville (7(a))
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$23,205,500
- Average approval$552,512
- Median approval$365,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,459,260
- Largest approval$2,470,000
- Jobs supported325
- Jobs per approval7.7
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full8
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more23.8 percent
- Share to franchises28.6 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS33
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dawsonville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dawsonville
SBA loans in Dawsonville (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$13,975,000
- Average approval$1,075,000
- Median approval$941,000
- Largest approval$3,995,000
- Jobs supported141
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dawsonville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dawsonville
Flood risk in Dawsonville
- NFIP communityCity of Dawsonville
- NFIP community number130064
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/04/18
The City of Dawsonville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130064 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dawson County, not Dawsonville
Dawson County context, not Dawsonville figures
- Establishments in Dawson County921
- Covered employment, Dawson County11,405
- Average annual pay, Dawson County$42,703
- Housing units permitted, Dawson County887
Every figure in this section is published for Dawson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dawsonville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dawsonville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dawsonville, Georgia?
4,403, in 1,451 households. Dawsonville city covers 9.61 square miles of land, which is 458 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dawsonville in?
Dawson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dawsonville?
$90,929. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $362,900. Median gross rent is $1,208 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dawsonville businesses?
42 7(a) approvals totaling $23.2 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $365,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $14.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dawsonville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dawsonville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dawsonville. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dawsonville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dawsonville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dawsonville, city of, community 130064, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dawsonville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dawson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dawsonville.
Is zoning published for Dawsonville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.