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Dawson Springs, KY
Demographic Data



Dawson Springs Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Dawson Springs Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

2,420

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.8%
5 - 17:
18.2%
18 - 24:
6.7%
25 - 34:
6.7%
35 - 54:
22.1%
55 - 64:
17.2%
Over 65 Years:
24.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
1.1%
1.1%
79.1%
79.1%
6.5%
6.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Dawson Springs
USA
$20,591
$20,591
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Dawson Springs
USA
$34,615
$34,615
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

23.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Transportation
Education
Mining
Accommodation
Construction
Other
Public Service
Administration
Utilities
Wholesale
24.3%
24.3%
21.3%
21.3%
11.1%
11.1%
10.3%
10.3%
4.8%
4.8%
4.6%
4.6%
4.4%
4.4%
4.0%
4.0%
3.6%
3.6%
2.8%
2.8%
2.2%
2.2%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian
94.1%
94.1%
3.3%
3.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
European
Scottish
Dutch
Scots-Irish
French
Italian
Polish
Romanian
Slovak
Swedish
Dutch West Indian
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
19.6%
19.6%
13.5%
13.5%
5.2%
5.2%
3.2%
3.2%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
1.6%
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Italian
Spanish
Polish
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
99.4%
99.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Dawson Springs Residents

0.2%

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