Dawsonville is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,627 people and six associated neighborhoods, Dawsonville is the 184th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Dawsonville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Dawsonville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Dawsonville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Dawsonville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,550.00.
Dawsonville real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Dawsonville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Dawsonville, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.
Also of interest is that Dawsonville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.57% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Dawsonville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.23 minutes every day commuting to work.
The population of Dawsonville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.57% of adults in Dawsonville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dawsonville in 2022 was $34,372, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,488 for a family of four. However, Dawsonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dawsonville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dawsonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dawsonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dawsonville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Dawsonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Langs. of India.