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Dawson Springs, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Dawson Springs is a Census city of 1,951 people across 3.84 square miles of land, in Hopkins County. Median household income is $32,838, 62.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $728,400 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dawson Springs
What Dawson Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.84 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land508 plus or minus 106
- County holding the largest share of its areaHopkins County, 99.5 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.
Dawson Springs
How many people live in Dawson Springs
- Population1,951 plus or minus 407
- Median age41.6
- Population under 18451 plus or minus 165
- Share under 1823.1 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over469 plus or minus 103
- Share 65 and over24.0 percent
- Households774
- Family households471 plus or minus 100
- Share of households that are families60.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawson Springs
Income and work in Dawson Springs
- Median household income$32,838 plus or minus $8,866
- Per capita income$20,741
- Civilian labor force559 plus or minus 207
- Employed496 plus or minus 160
- Unemployed63 plus or minus 72
- Unemployment rate11.3 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Adults 25 and over1,342
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawson Springs
Housing in Dawson Springs
- Housing units978
- Occupied units774
- Vacant units204 plus or minus 69
- Vacancy rate20.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied484
- Renter occupied290 plus or minus 84
- Ownership rate62.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$70,000 plus or minus $18,454
- Median gross rent, monthly$538
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units691
- Share single family70.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more232 plus or minus 73
- Share in buildings of two or more23.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes45 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawson Springs
How Dawson Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute461 plus or minus 163
- Commuting under 15 minutes98 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.3 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more116 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.2 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Drove alone80.8 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawson Springs
SBA loans in Dawson Springs (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$728,400
- Average approval$364,200
- Median approval$364,200
- Largest approval$378,400
- Jobs supported18
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dawson Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Dawson Springs
Flood risk in Dawson Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Dawson Springs
- NFIP community number210113
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/08(M)
The City of Dawson Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210113 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.
Hopkins County, not Dawson Springs
Hopkins County context, not Dawson Springs figures
- Establishments in Hopkins County882
- Covered employment, Hopkins County17,505
- Average annual pay, Hopkins County$54,831
- Housing units permitted, Hopkins County118
Every figure in this section is published for Hopkins County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dawson Springs.
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.
Coverage
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
Dawson Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dawson Springs, Kentucky?
1,951, in 774 households. Dawson Springs city covers 3.84 square miles of land, which is 508 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dawson Springs in?
Hopkins County, which holds 99.5 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dawson Springs?
$32,838. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $70,000. Median gross rent is $538 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dawson Springs businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $728,400 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $364,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dawson Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dawson Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dawson Springs. Only 0 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 Dawson Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dawson Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dawson Springs, city of, community 210113, 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 Dawson Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hopkins 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 Dawson Springs.
Is zoning published for Dawson Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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