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Dawson Springs, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $91,607 (it was $39,000 in 2000)
Dawson Springs:

$91,607
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,591 - $151,863

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $156,487
Here:

$156,487
State:

$256,452

Mobile homes: $63,472
Here:

$63,472
State:

$84,635

Total population: 2,744 (All urban)

Houses: 1,075 (874 occupied: 487 owner occupied, 405 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

45%
State:

31%

Housing density: 273 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $145,025.

Median contract rent in 2022: $388 (lower quartile is $285, upper quartile is $481)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $511


Median gross rent in Dawson Springs, KY in 2022: $563

Housing units in Dawson Springs with a mortgage: 248 (4 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $46,174

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $40,881

Median monthly housing costs: $548

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Dawson Springs, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1958

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,030
  • Male householders: 377 (107 living alone), Female householders: 488 (291 living alone)
  • 347 spouses (341 opposite-sex spouses), 40 unmarried partners, (32 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 517 children (448 natural, 35 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 77 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 0 foster children, 14 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 114

Size of family households: 204 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 17 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 420 1-person, 26 2-persons.

297 married couples with children.
92 single-parent households (9 men, 83 women).

99.7% of residents of Dawson Springs speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3 (0.1%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
  • 0no bedroom
  • 111 bedroom
  • 1492 bedrooms
  • 2273 bedrooms
  • 824 bedrooms
  • 195+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
  • 21no bedroom
  • 1231 bedroom
  • 1802 bedrooms
  • 653 bedrooms
  • 174 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson Springs in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson Springs in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 29no vehicle
  • 1861 vehicle
  • 1662 vehicles
  • 603 vehicles
  • 474 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson Springs in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson Springs in renter-occupied apartments
  • 159no vehicle
  • 1731 vehicle
  • 642 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 94 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 133 rooms
  • 64 rooms
  • 1525 rooms
  • 876 rooms
  • 917 rooms
  • 708 rooms
  • 689+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
  • 211 room
  • 222 rooms
  • 983 rooms
  • 994 rooms
  • 1205 rooms
  • 226 rooms
  • 247 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Dawson Springs, KY
  • Dawson Springs, KY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Dawson Springs, KY in 2022
  • 118Less than $10,000
  • 220$10,000 to $19,999
  • 94$20,000 to $29,999
  • 52$30,000 to $39,999
  • 113$40,000 to $49,999
  • 53$50,000 to $59,999
  • 110$60,000 to $74,999
  • 35$75,000 to $99,999
  • 56$100,000 to $124,999
  • 21$125,000 to $149,999
  • 27$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Dawson Springs, KY

  • Distribution of house value in Dawson Springs, KY in 2022
  • 4Less than $10,000
  • 7$15,000 to $19,999
  • 35$25,000 to $29,999
  • 28$30,000 to $34,999
  • 25$40,000 to $49,999
  • 45$50,000 to $59,999
  • 54$60,000 to $69,999
  • 29$70,000 to $79,999
  • 16$80,000 to $89,999
  • 34$90,000 to $99,999
  • 27$100,000 to $124,999
  • 31$125,000 to $149,999
  • 41$150,000 to $174,999
  • 13$175,000 to $199,999
  • 23$200,000 to $249,999
  • 12$300,000 to $399,999
  • 5$500,000 to $749,999
  • 6$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Dawson Springs, KY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Dawson Springs, KY in 2022
  • 17Less than $100
  • 5$100 to $149
  • 66$150 to $199
  • 8$200 to $249
  • 7$250 to $299
  • 41$300 to $349
  • 71$350 to $399
  • 45$400 to $449
  • 70$450 to $499
  • 17$500 to $549
  • 3$550 to $599
  • 16$600 to $649
  • 18$650 to $699
  • 22No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.3%
Number of people working at home: 26 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 44
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 54
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 53
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 18
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 81
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 83
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 63
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 5
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 17
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 5
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 0
  • 90 or more minutes: 13
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Dawson Springs

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 541 (83.1%)
  • Carpooled: 53 (8.1%)
  • Walked: 24 (3.7%)
  • Worked at home: 12 (1.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 12.3%Males
  • 6.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
  • 52010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 91970 to 1979
  • 14Before 1970
Ancestries in Dawson Springs, KY

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 301 (32.1%)
  • American: 256 (27.3%)
  • English: 163 (17.4%)
  • European: 46 (4.9%)
  • German: 39 (4.2%)
  • Scottish: 24 (2.6%)
  • French: 13 (1.4%)
  • Italian: 10 (1.1%)
  • Polish: 8 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 5 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 4 (0.4%)
  • Dutch West Indian: 4 (0.4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Cuba
Dawson Springs:

75.0% (3)
Kentucky:

8.0% (14,652)

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

  • This state: 1,446
  • Other state: 572
  • Northeast: 11
  • Midwest: 372
  • South: 128
  • West: 56

88.3% of Dawson Springs residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52.7% lived in Kentucky.


Dawson Springs:

88.3%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 10
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 15
  • 9th grade: 7
  • 10th grade: 37
  • 11th grade: 6
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 12
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 308
  • Less than 1 year of college: 41
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 79
  • Associate degree: 7
  • Bachelor's degree: 28
  • Master's degree: 0
  • Professional school degree: 7
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 7
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 13
  • 7th and 8th grade: 36
  • 9th grade: 62
  • 10th grade: 20
  • 11th grade: 31
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 9
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 386
  • Less than 1 year of college: 41
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 93
  • Associate degree: 71
  • Bachelor's degree: 38
  • Master's degree: 19
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 3
Educational Attainment for Females
Dawson Springs marital status for males
Dawson Springs marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 674
  • Two: 117
  • 3 or 4: 43
  • 5 to 9: 86
  • 10 to 19: 13
  • 20 to 49: 6
  • Mobile homes: 127
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 5.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 8.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Dawson Springs
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Dawson Springs, KY
  • 70.1%Utility gas
  • 26.3%Electricity
  • 3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Dawson Springs, KY
  • 57.7%Electricity
  • 42.3%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Here:

5.9%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56
Here:

37.1%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:

11.1%
Kentucky:

19.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability