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Dawson, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Dawson is a Census borough of 388 people across 0.17 square miles of land, in Fayette County. Median household income is $48,929, 69.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dawson
What Dawson is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.17 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,243 plus or minus 694
- County holding the largest share of its areaFayette 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.
Dawson
How many people live in Dawson
- Population388 plus or minus 120
- Median age46.4 plus or minus 12.0
- Population under 1885 plus or minus 37
- Share under 1821.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over82 plus or minus 31
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households174 plus or minus 44
- Family households115 plus or minus 40
- Share of households that are families66.1 percent plus or minus 15.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawson
Income and work in Dawson
- Median household income$48,929 plus or minus $24,419
- Per capita income$27,101 plus or minus $6,265
- Civilian labor force144 plus or minus 57
- Employed126 plus or minus 48
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate12.5 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Adults 25 and over285 plus or minus 75
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.9 percent plus or minus 31.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawson
Housing in Dawson
- Housing units183 plus or minus 46
- Occupied units174 plus or minus 44
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied121 plus or minus 36
- Renter occupied53 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate69.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$88,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$944
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.2 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Single family units166 plus or minus 47
- Share single family90.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more6.0 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawson
How Dawson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute114 plus or minus 38
- Commuting under 15 minutes25 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.9 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more46 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.4 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Drove alone74.6 percent plus or minus 38.6
- Carpooled2.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked13.5 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Worked from home9.5 percent plus or minus 12.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dawson
Flood risk in Dawson
- NFIP communityBorough of Dawson
- NFIP community number420460
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/17
The Borough of Dawson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420460 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.
Fayette County, not Dawson
Fayette County context, not Dawson figures
- Establishments in Fayette County2,485
- Covered employment, Fayette County37,892
- Average annual pay, Fayette County$51,069
- Housing units permitted, Fayette County189
Every figure in this section is published for Fayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dawson.
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 questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dawson, Pennsylvania?
388, in 174 households. Dawson borough covers 0.17 square miles of land, which is 2,243 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dawson in?
Fayette 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 Dawson?
$48,929. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,000. Median gross rent is $944 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Dawson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dawson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dawson, borough of, community 420460, 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 figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fayette 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.
Is zoning published for Dawson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.