Dawson County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 22,66591.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,2114.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3671.5%Two or more races
  • 2661.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1520.6%Asian alone
  • 230.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 140.06%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $340,837

Here:	$340,837
State:	$274,276

Townhouses or other attached units: $318,650

Here:	$318,650
State:	$266,514

Mobile homes: $58,241

Here:	$58,241
State:	$74,102

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 146
• Thefts: 439
• Auto thefts: 105

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 100
• Thefts: 337
• Auto thefts: 65

Health of residents in Dawson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,010 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,496 (0.6%)

Area name: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dawson County is $686 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $763 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $929 a month.

Cities in this county include: Juno, Dawsonville.

2018 air pollution in Dawson County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County, South Carolina , Brunswick County, North Carolina , Carteret County, North Carolina , Marshall County, Oklahoma , Franklin County , Madison County , Hardeman County, Texas .

Current college students: 358
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 953 (64.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3462010 or later
• 1962000 to 2009
• 2361990 to 1999
• 241980 to 1989
• 161970 to 1979
• 109Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,711
• One, attached: 141
• Two: 71
• 3 or 4: 243
• 5 to 9: 127
• 10 to 19: 191
• 20 to 49: 62
• 50 or more: 82
• Mobile homes: 1,015
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Dawson County with a mortgage: 4,985 (72 second mortgage, 428 home equity loan, 93 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,670

Religion statistics for Dawson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Dawson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 18, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4215: April 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4215, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 18, 2009 to October 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1858: September 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1858, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 14, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1554: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1554, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 05, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1071: October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

11.51% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($70,109 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.58% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($62,126 average AGI)
1.93% relocated from other states ($7,983 average AGI)

Dawson County:	1.93%
Georgia average:	3.60%

from Forsyth County, GA	4.11% ($93,961 average AGI)
from Lumpkin County, GA	1.05% ($36,849)
from Hall County, GA	0.88% ($46,278)
from Fulton County, GA	0.79% ($137,246)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.73% ($49,383)
from Cherokee County, GA	0.49% ($61,200)
from Cobb County, GA	0.24% ($88,800)

10.32% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($48,537 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.13% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($36,933 average AGI)
2.19% relocated to other states ($11,604 average AGI)

Dawson County:	2.19%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Forsyth County, GA	2.56% ($54,473 average AGI)
to Lumpkin County, GA	1.45% ($38,897)
to Hall County, GA	0.92% ($40,743)
to Fulton County, GA	0.56% ($62,667)
to Gwinnett County, GA	0.37% ($46,433)
to Cherokee County, GA	0.33% ($45,778)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dawson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,003 (1,278 living alone), Female householders: 4,266 (1,099 living alone)

• 5,472 spouses (5,406 opposite-sex spouses), 351 unmarried partners, (333 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,416 children (5,643 natural, 486 adopted, 319 stepchildren), 1,025 grandchildren, 590 brothers or sisters, 430 parents, 72 foster children, 615 other relatives, 687 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 169

Size of family households: 3,177 2-persons, 1,511 3-persons, 1,087 4-persons, 540 5-persons, 216 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,365 1-person, 274 2-persons, 44 3-persons.

3,254 married couples with children.
721 single-parent households (205 men, 516 women).

94.8% of residents of Dawson speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $61,256,000 ($3,213 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,614,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,476,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,321,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $69,000
Federal grants: $11,013,000
Federal procurement contracts: $738,000 ($6,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,637,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $84,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,299,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,160,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.12 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Dawson County, Georgia
• 1,3232014 or later
• 2972010 to 2013
• 3,5022000 to 2009
• 3,3111990 to 1999
• 1,9771980 to 1989
• 7191970 to 1979
• 4651960 to 1969
• 2151950 to 1959
• 281940 to 1949
• 1251939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Dawson County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dawson County, Georgia
• 261 room
• 192 rooms
• 1903 rooms
• 5074 rooms
• 1,4555 rooms
• 1,6736 rooms
• 1,2107 rooms
• 8468 rooms
• 1,7229+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson County, Georgia
• 1021 room
• 52 rooms
• 2713 rooms
• 5564 rooms
• 3135 rooms
• 2106 rooms
• 1207 rooms
• 808 rooms
• 149+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dawson County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dawson County, Georgia
• 26no bedroom
• 861 bedroom
• 7732 bedrooms
• 4,1263 bedrooms
• 2,0634 bedrooms
• 5755+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson County, Georgia
• 103no bedroom
• 1161 bedroom
• 7252 bedrooms
• 6103 bedrooms
• 1004 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 118no vehicle
• 1,5451 vehicle
• 3,4182 vehicles
• 1,7023 vehicles
• 6044 vehicles
• 2715+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 135no vehicle
• 6861 vehicle
• 5592 vehicles
• 2123 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 705+ vehicles

90.1% of Dawson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Georgia.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14,904
• Other state: 8,901
• Northeast: 1,653
• Midwest: 2,647
• South: 4,028
• West: 588

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 252
• Number of aged recipients: 35
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 217
• Number of recipients under 18: 18
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 162
• Number of recipients older than 64: 72
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 119
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 94

Dawson County on our top lists:

• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"