Dawson County, Georgia (GA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,894
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,941
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,659 (it was 1,128 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 34% |
Land area: 211 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 132 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.1%), Retail trade (13.4%), Manufacturing (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 24,24787.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,6716.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 9153.3%Two or more races
- 3581.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2200.8%Asian alone
- 1320.5%Some other race alone
- 280.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 44.4 years |
Georgia median age: | 37.6 years |
Males: 14,235 | (51.1%) |
Females: 13,606 | (48.9%) |
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Dawson County: | 2.0 people |
Georgia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $86,271 ($47,486 in 1999)
This county: | $86,271 |
Georgia: | $72,837 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,204 (lower quartile is $909, upper quartile is $1,739)
This county: | $1204 |
State: | $1065 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $378,069 (it was $133,600 in 2000)
Dawson: | $378,069 |
Georgia: | $297,400 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,705Detached houses: $456,221
Here: $456,221 State: $376,364 Townhouses or other attached units: $432,165
Here: $432,165 State: $341,709 Mobile homes: $79,902
Here: $79,902 State: $102,413
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $489
Institutionalized population: 137
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 8
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 42
- Burglaries: 32
- Thefts: 271
- Auto thefts: 11
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 24
- Burglaries: 45
- Thefts: 269
- Auto thefts: 19
Health of residents in Dawson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.72.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
36.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
52.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 549 buildings, average cost: $281,100
- 2021: 581 buildings, average cost: $251,000
- 2020: 331 buildings, average cost: $251,700
- 2019: 386 buildings, average cost: $185,200
- 2018: 446 buildings, average cost: $173,200
- 2017: 310 buildings, average cost: $203,700
- 2016: 272 buildings, average cost: $196,000
- 2015: 173 buildings, average cost: $202,900
- 2014: 121 buildings, average cost: $236,800
- 2013: 84 buildings, average cost: $176,800
- 2012: 35 buildings, average cost: $265,900
- 2011: 37 buildings, average cost: $259,700
- 2010: 35 buildings, average cost: $299,400
- 2009: 29 buildings, average cost: $214,100
- 2008: 99 buildings, average cost: $203,600
- 2007: 311 buildings, average cost: $247,600
- 2006: 400 buildings, average cost: $234,800
- 2005: 405 buildings, average cost: $209,300
- 2004: 392 buildings, average cost: $188,500
- 2003: 378 buildings, average cost: $175,500
- 2002: 464 buildings, average cost: $153,800
- 2001: 380 buildings, average cost: $153,600
- 2000: 282 buildings, average cost: $156,000
- 1999: 412 buildings, average cost: $129,800
- 1998: 363 buildings, average cost: $132,800
- 1997: 324 buildings, average cost: $101,400
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,507 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,726 (0.5%)
Dawson County: | 9.0% |
Georgia: | 12.7% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 44.4 years old
(Males: 43.6 years old, Females: 46.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.3 years old, Black residents: 40.8 years old, American Indian residents: 59.4 years old, Asian residents: 47.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.8 years old, Other race residents: 29.9 years old)
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.
2023 air pollution in Dawson County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 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 .
Here: | 2.3% |
Georgia: | 2.9% |
Current college students: 358
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,196 (68.8% naturalized citizens)
Dawson County: | 4.3% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2622010 or later
- 2862000 to 2009
- 3031990 to 1999
- 241980 to 1989
- 161970 to 1979
- 109Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 10,287
- One, attached: 277
- Two: 56
- 3 or 4: 505
- 5 to 9: 289
- 10 to 19: 156
- 20 to 49: 103
- 50 or more: 18
- Mobile homes: 725
Housing units in Dawson County with a mortgage: 5,242 (421 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 321 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 177
Here: | 2.7% with mortgage |
State: | 98.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Dawson County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 8,060 | 32 |
Other | 1,035 | 3 |
Mainline Protestant | 935 | 5 |
Catholic | 447 | 1 |
None | 11,853 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Dawson County: | 1.40 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Dawson County: | 2.79 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.32 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Dawson County: | 9.4% |
Georgia: | 10.4% |
Dawson County: | 26.2% |
State: | 27.8% |
Here: | 12.9% |
State: | 14.6% |
Agriculture in Dawson County:
Average size of farms: 91 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $177,969
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $498.73
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.92%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.47%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $118,832
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.89%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34,532
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.05%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.04
Corn for grain: 178 harvested acres
Vegetables: 24 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Dawson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from Dawson County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 101.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 222.2 miles away from Dawson County center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Dawson County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8,483 (68.4%)
- Carpooled: 1,251 (10.1%)
- Bus: 2 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 93 (0.8%)
- Walked: 225 (1.8%)
- Worked at home: 2,530 (20.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Mexico (18%)
- Colombia (17%)
- India (11%)
- Guatemala (7%)
- Haiti (7%)
- Bulgaria (6%)
- Philippines (4%)
- English (26%)
- American (19%)
- Irish (10%)
- German (7%)
- European (3%)
- Italian (2%)
- Scottish (2%)
137 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
78 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
19 people in religious group quarters
15.65% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($80,129 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 15.65% |
Georgia average: | 10.21% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
12.59% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($66,564 average AGI)
3.06% relocated from other states ($13,565 average AGI)
Dawson County: 3.06% Georgia average: 3.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Forsyth County, GA | 4.95% ($92,537 average AGI) |
from Hall County, GA | 1.32% ($69,263) |
from Fulton County, GA | 1.14% ($110,517) |
from Lumpkin County, GA | 1.14% ($50,076) |
from Gwinnett County, GA | 0.78% ($93,642) |
from Cherokee County, GA | 0.71% ($77,548) |
from Cobb County, GA | 0.45% ($99,489) |
10.61% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($73,676 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 10.61% |
Georgia average: | 9.60% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.43% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($52,168 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($21,508 average AGI)
Dawson County: 2.18% Georgia average: 3.15%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Forsyth County, GA | 2.51% ($81,216 average AGI) |
to Lumpkin County, GA | 1.32% ($52,124) |
to Hall County, GA | 1.15% ($59,241) |
to Fulton County, GA | 0.53% ($69,923) |
to Gwinnett County, GA | 0.49% ($77,208) |
to Cherokee County, GA | 0.35% ($80,735) |
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 2009: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,527 (2,102 aged, 425 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,098 (19%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Dawson County, Georgia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (258)
- Unspecified dementia (82)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (70)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (69)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (32)
- Congestive heart failure (22)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (21)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 867
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 81
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15
Household type by relationship:
Households: 27,841- Male householders: 5,659 (1,160 living alone), Female householders: 5,048 (1,259 living alone)
6,226 spouses (6,226 opposite-sex spouses), 708 unmarried partners, (690 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,544 children (6,760 natural, 273 adopted, 516 stepchildren), 704 grandchildren, 426 brothers or sisters, 281 parents, 0 foster children, 411 other relatives, 744 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 128
Size of family households: 3,464 2-persons, 1,747 3-persons, 1,167 4-persons, 858 5-persons, 401 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,424 1-person, 500 2-persons, 90 3-persons.
3,320 married couples with children.
1,474 single-parent households (166 men, 1,308 women).
93.9% of residents of Dawson speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 26% speak English not 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:
Births: 1,246Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 79 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 639
Here: | 32 per 1000 residents |
State: | 38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +56
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +21 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,106
Here: | +157 per 1000 residents |
State: | +26 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.12 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Here: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.6 |
- Year house built in Dawson County, Georgia
- 1362020 or later
- 2,4962010 to 2019
- 3,0112000 to 2009
- 2,6121990 to 1999
- 2,1631980 to 1989
- 9331970 to 1979
- 5341960 to 1969
- 3141950 to 1959
- 1071940 to 1949
- 1521939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dawson County, Georgia
- 191 room
- 162 rooms
- 1383 rooms
- 5664 rooms
- 1,6935 rooms
- 1,8606 rooms
- 1,1407 rooms
- 8978 rooms
- 2,4089+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson County, Georgia
- 411 room
- 392 rooms
- 2343 rooms
- 6784 rooms
- 3565 rooms
- 2296 rooms
- 3247 rooms
- 1048 rooms
- 389+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dawson County, Georgia
- 18no bedroom
- 751 bedroom
- 9162 bedrooms
- 4,4383 bedrooms
- 2,5284 bedrooms
- 7185+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson County, Georgia
- 50no bedroom
- 1691 bedroom
- 9002 bedrooms
- 7843 bedrooms
- 1634 bedrooms
- 95+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 66no vehicle
- 1,7081 vehicle
- 3,8632 vehicles
- 1,8073 vehicles
- 9284 vehicles
- 3365+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson County in renter-occupied apartments
- 180no vehicle
- 7851 vehicle
- 6432 vehicles
- 3973 vehicles
- 554 vehicles
- 265+ vehicles
88.8% of Dawson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Georgia.
Dawson County: | 88.8% |
State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16,079
- Other state: 10,148
- Northeast: 1,955
- Midwest: 2,885
- South: 4,570
- West: 735
- 42.7%Electricity
- 26.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.1%Utility gas
- 4.4%Wood
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 70.6%Electricity
- 14.1%Utility gas
- 11.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Wood
- 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 16.7% |
Georgia: | 12.1% |
Here: | 10.8% |
Georgia: | 10.8% |
Here: | 19.5% |
Georgia: | 17.1% |
Dawson County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,661,000
- Charges - Other: $4,064,000
Other: $2,290,000
Solid Waste Management: $811,000
Solid Waste Management: $664,000
Parks and Recreation: $209,000
Parks and Recreation: $207,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,041,000
Regular Highways: $2,475,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,009,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,223,000
Police Protection: $589,000
General Public Buildings: $267,000
Parks and Recreation: $152,000
General - Other: $36,000
Health - Other: $30,000
General - Other: $25,000
Central Staff Services: $23,000
Local Fire Protection: $13,000
Police Protection: $11,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,553,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,305,000
Police Protection: $4,079,000
General - Other: $3,470,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,170,000
Health - Other: $2,963,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,624,000
Health - Other: $2,614,000
Regular Highways: $2,535,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,452,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,387,000
General - Other: $2,280,000
Financial Administration: $2,072,000
Financial Administration: $1,923,000
Regular Highways: $1,687,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,345,000
Central Staff Services: $1,340,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,244,000
Central Staff Services: $1,072,000
General Public Buildings: $1,020,000
General Public Buildings: $913,000
Solid Waste Management: $675,000
Solid Waste Management: $601,000
Libraries: $415,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
Natural Resources - Other: $77,000
Public Welfare - Other: $48,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,039,000
Other: $1,039,000
General Local Government Support: $40,000
General Local Government Support: $38,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $116,000
Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,298,000
Other - General - Other: $1,418,000
Other - Libraries: $366,000
Other - Health - Other: $182,000
Other - Water Utilities: $36,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $437,000
Other: $132,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,101,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,075,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,895,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,880,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $281,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $263,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $18,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $771,000
Fines and Forfeits: $474,000
Sale of Property: $300,000
Interest Earnings: $221,000
General Revenue - Other: $218,000
Donations From Private Sources: $140,000
Donations From Private Sources: $116,000
General Revenue - Other: $103,000
Interest Earnings: $65,000
Sale of Property: $29,000
Rents: $29,000
Rents: $27,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $558,000
Police Protection: $533,000
Regular Highways: $325,000
Parks and Recreation: $305,000
Financial Administration: $262,000
Local Fire Protection: $254,000
Financial Administration: $204,000
Regular Highways: $144,000
Local Fire Protection: $126,000
Parks and Recreation: $69,000
Health - Other: $63,000
Health - Other: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $49,000
Police Protection: $49,000
Central Staff Services: $42,000
General Public Building: $29,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,580,000
Cash and Securities: $20,493,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $263,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,262,000
Other: $800,000
General Local Government Support: $165,000
General Local Government Support: $89,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
Public Welfare: $1,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,354,000
Property: $14,099,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,282,000
Property: $10,722,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,370,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,111,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $515,000
Other Selective Sales: $468,000
Other License: $438,000
Other Selective Sales: $435,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $433,000
Other License: $359,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $206,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $187,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $142,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $134,000
Public Utilities Sales: $64,000
Public Utilities Sales: $55,000
Other: $38,000
Other: $31,000
Dawson County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,661,000
- Charges - Other: $4,064,000
Other: $2,290,000
Solid Waste Management: $811,000
Solid Waste Management: $664,000
Parks and Recreation: $209,000
Parks and Recreation: $207,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,041,000
Regular Highways: $2,475,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,009,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,223,000
Police Protection: $589,000
General Public Buildings: $267,000
Parks and Recreation: $152,000
General - Other: $36,000
Health - Other: $30,000
General - Other: $25,000
Central Staff Services: $23,000
Local Fire Protection: $13,000
Police Protection: $11,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,553,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,305,000
Police Protection: $4,079,000
General - Other: $3,470,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,170,000
Health - Other: $2,963,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,624,000
Health - Other: $2,614,000
Regular Highways: $2,535,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,452,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,387,000
General - Other: $2,280,000
Financial Administration: $2,072,000
Financial Administration: $1,923,000
Regular Highways: $1,687,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,345,000
Central Staff Services: $1,340,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,244,000
Central Staff Services: $1,072,000
General Public Buildings: $1,020,000
General Public Buildings: $913,000
Solid Waste Management: $675,000
Solid Waste Management: $601,000
Libraries: $415,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
Natural Resources - Other: $77,000
Public Welfare - Other: $48,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,039,000
Other: $1,039,000
General Local Government Support: $40,000
General Local Government Support: $38,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $116,000
Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,298,000
Other - General - Other: $1,418,000
Other - Libraries: $366,000
Other - Health - Other: $182,000
Other - Water Utilities: $36,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $437,000
Other: $132,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,101,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,075,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,895,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,880,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $281,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $263,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $18,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $771,000
Fines and Forfeits: $474,000
Sale of Property: $300,000
Interest Earnings: $221,000
General Revenue - Other: $218,000
Donations From Private Sources: $140,000
Donations From Private Sources: $116,000
General Revenue - Other: $103,000
Interest Earnings: $65,000
Sale of Property: $29,000
Rents: $29,000
Rents: $27,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $558,000
Police Protection: $533,000
Regular Highways: $325,000
Parks and Recreation: $305,000
Financial Administration: $262,000
Local Fire Protection: $254,000
Financial Administration: $204,000
Regular Highways: $144,000
Local Fire Protection: $126,000
Parks and Recreation: $69,000
Health - Other: $63,000
Health - Other: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $49,000
Police Protection: $49,000
Central Staff Services: $42,000
General Public Building: $29,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,580,000
Cash and Securities: $20,493,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $263,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,262,000
Other: $800,000
General Local Government Support: $165,000
General Local Government Support: $89,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
Public Welfare: $1,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,354,000
Property: $14,099,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,282,000
Property: $10,722,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,370,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,111,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $515,000
Other Selective Sales: $468,000
Other License: $438,000
Other Selective Sales: $435,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $433,000
Other License: $359,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $206,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $187,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $142,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $134,000
Public Utilities Sales: $64,000
Public Utilities Sales: $55,000
Other: $38,000
Other: $31,000
Dawson County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,661,000
- Charges - Other: $4,064,000
Other: $2,290,000
Solid Waste Management: $811,000
Solid Waste Management: $664,000
Parks and Recreation: $209,000
Parks and Recreation: $207,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,041,000
Regular Highways: $2,475,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,009,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,223,000
Police Protection: $589,000
General Public Buildings: $267,000
Parks and Recreation: $152,000
General - Other: $36,000
Health - Other: $30,000
General - Other: $25,000
Central Staff Services: $23,000
Local Fire Protection: $13,000
Police Protection: $11,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,553,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,305,000
Police Protection: $4,079,000
General - Other: $3,470,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,170,000
Health - Other: $2,963,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,624,000
Health - Other: $2,614,000
Regular Highways: $2,535,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,452,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,387,000
General - Other: $2,280,000
Financial Administration: $2,072,000
Financial Administration: $1,923,000
Regular Highways: $1,687,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,345,000
Central Staff Services: $1,340,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,244,000
Central Staff Services: $1,072,000
General Public Buildings: $1,020,000
General Public Buildings: $913,000
Solid Waste Management: $675,000
Solid Waste Management: $601,000
Libraries: $415,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
Natural Resources - Other: $77,000
Public Welfare - Other: $48,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,039,000
Other: $1,039,000
General Local Government Support: $40,000
General Local Government Support: $38,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $116,000
Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,298,000
Other - General - Other: $1,418,000
Other - Libraries: $366,000
Other - Health - Other: $182,000
Other - Water Utilities: $36,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $437,000
Other: $132,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,101,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,075,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,895,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,880,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $281,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $263,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $18,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $771,000
Fines and Forfeits: $474,000
Sale of Property: $300,000
Interest Earnings: $221,000
General Revenue - Other: $218,000
Donations From Private Sources: $140,000
Donations From Private Sources: $116,000
General Revenue - Other: $103,000
Interest Earnings: $65,000
Sale of Property: $29,000
Rents: $29,000
Rents: $27,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $558,000
Police Protection: $533,000
Regular Highways: $325,000
Parks and Recreation: $305,000
Financial Administration: $262,000
Local Fire Protection: $254,000
Financial Administration: $204,000
Regular Highways: $144,000
Local Fire Protection: $126,000
Parks and Recreation: $69,000
Health - Other: $63,000
Health - Other: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $49,000
Police Protection: $49,000
Central Staff Services: $42,000
General Public Building: $29,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,580,000
Cash and Securities: $20,493,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $263,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,262,000
Other: $800,000
General Local Government Support: $165,000
General Local Government Support: $89,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
Public Welfare: $1,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,354,000
Property: $14,099,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,282,000
Property: $10,722,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,370,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,111,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $515,000
Other Selective Sales: $468,000
Other License: $438,000
Other Selective Sales: $435,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $433,000
Other License: $359,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $206,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $187,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $142,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $134,000
Public Utilities Sales: $64,000
Public Utilities Sales: $55,000
Other: $38,000
Other: $31,000
Dawson County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,661,000
- Charges - Other: $4,064,000
Other: $2,290,000
Solid Waste Management: $811,000
Solid Waste Management: $664,000
Parks and Recreation: $209,000
Parks and Recreation: $207,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,041,000
Regular Highways: $2,475,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,009,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,223,000
Police Protection: $589,000
General Public Buildings: $267,000
Parks and Recreation: $152,000
General - Other: $36,000
Health - Other: $30,000
General - Other: $25,000
Central Staff Services: $23,000
Local Fire Protection: $13,000
Police Protection: $11,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,553,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,305,000
Police Protection: $4,079,000
General - Other: $3,470,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,170,000
Health - Other: $2,963,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,624,000
Health - Other: $2,614,000
Regular Highways: $2,535,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,452,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,387,000
General - Other: $2,280,000
Financial Administration: $2,072,000
Financial Administration: $1,923,000
Regular Highways: $1,687,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,345,000
Central Staff Services: $1,340,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,244,000
Central Staff Services: $1,072,000
General Public Buildings: $1,020,000
General Public Buildings: $913,000
Solid Waste Management: $675,000
Solid Waste Management: $601,000
Libraries: $415,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
Natural Resources - Other: $77,000
Public Welfare - Other: $48,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,039,000
Other: $1,039,000
General Local Government Support: $40,000
General Local Government Support: $38,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $116,000
Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,298,000
Other - General - Other: $1,418,000
Other - Libraries: $366,000
Other - Health - Other: $182,000
Other - Water Utilities: $36,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $437,000
Other: $132,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,101,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,075,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,895,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,880,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $281,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $263,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $18,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $771,000
Fines and Forfeits: $474,000
Sale of Property: $300,000
Interest Earnings: $221,000
General Revenue - Other: $218,000
Donations From Private Sources: $140,000
Donations From Private Sources: $116,000
General Revenue - Other: $103,000
Interest Earnings: $65,000
Sale of Property: $29,000
Rents: $29,000
Rents: $27,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $558,000
Police Protection: $533,000
Regular Highways: $325,000
Parks and Recreation: $305,000
Financial Administration: $262,000
Local Fire Protection: $254,000
Financial Administration: $204,000
Regular Highways: $144,000
Local Fire Protection: $126,000
Parks and Recreation: $69,000
Health - Other: $63,000
Health - Other: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $49,000
Police Protection: $49,000
Central Staff Services: $42,000
General Public Building: $29,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,580,000
Cash and Securities: $20,493,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $263,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,262,000
Other: $800,000
General Local Government Support: $165,000
General Local Government Support: $89,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
Public Welfare: $1,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,354,000
Property: $14,099,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,282,000
Property: $10,722,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,370,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,111,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $515,000
Other Selective Sales: $468,000
Other License: $438,000
Other Selective Sales: $435,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $433,000
Other License: $359,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $206,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $187,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $142,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $134,000
Public Utilities Sales: $64,000
Public Utilities Sales: $55,000
Other: $38,000
Other: $31,000
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
Most common first names in Dawson County, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 69 | 71.5 years |
John | 65 | 76.0 years |
William | 52 | 74.7 years |
Robert | 52 | 72.2 years |
Mary | 46 | 77.7 years |
Charles | 32 | 72.8 years |
Annie | 26 | 80.6 years |
Henry | 23 | 74.3 years |
Ruby | 20 | 79.5 years |
Richard | 17 | 65.6 years |
Most common last names in Dawson County, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 30 | 74.1 years |
Anderson | 29 | 78.4 years |
Bruce | 24 | 78.0 years |
Tatum | 24 | 77.8 years |
Turner | 22 | 70.4 years |
Waters | 21 | 67.4 years |
Jones | 20 | 71.7 years |
Reece | 19 | 76.1 years |
Evans | 18 | 77.1 years |
Davis | 17 | 73.2 years |
Businesses in Dawson County, GA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDO | 2 | IZOD | 1 | |
AT&T | 2 | J.Crew | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | JoS. A. Bank | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Jones New York | 2 | |
Aerosoles | 1 | Journeys | 1 | |
Ann Taylor | 2 | Justice | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | KFC | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Kroger | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
Brooks Brothers | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Pottery Barn | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Pottery Barn Kids | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Clarks | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Soma Intimates | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
FedEx | 6 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
GameStop | 1 | UPS | 6 | |
Gap | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Gymboree | 1 | Waffle House | 2 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 |
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"