Dawson, TX Housing Market & City Data

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801
Population Estimate
$74,755
Median Home Value
83.6%
Employment Rate
17.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$156
Median Listing Price$204,950
Median Days on Market97
Active Listings10
New Listings2
Total Listings (Active + Pending)11
Avg Listing Price$339,130
Avg Listing Price Change MoM22%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.15
Family Dual Income52.9
Median Household Income$33,250
Median Individual Income$21,228
Home Ownership63.0%
Home Value$74,755
Median Rent$433
Rent Burden26.5%
Poverty16.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED17.5%
  • Highschool Education30.2%
  • Some College34.9%
  • Bachelors Degree10.2%
  • Graduate Degree7.3%
  • Total College or Above17.5%
  • Stem Degree28.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.0%
  • Female54.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married53.7%
  • Divorced15.4%
  • Never Married22.1%
  • Widowed8.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityDawson
State IDTX
Population801

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1819.6%
19–2913.1%
30–399.4%
40–4912.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5920.1%
60–6912.9%
70–796.9%
80+5.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation63.1%
Unemployment Rate16.4%
Disabled23.7%

ETHNICITY

White82.9%
Black5.0%
Asian0.9%
Native American0.5%
Pacific Islander0.7%
Other0.9%
Multiple9.1%

OTHER

Hispanic12.4%
Limited English1.2%
Health Uninsured14.9%
Veteran12.8%

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