Dawson borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 388 ( 21 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.2 square miles
Population density: 2243.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	382	98.45%	8.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	1	0.26%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	5	1.29%	44.4%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	6	1.55%	57.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	29	9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-8	-2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
367
353	96.19%
4	1.09%
1	0.27%
0	0.00%
9	2.45%
0	0.00%
14	3.81%

2000
441
435	98.64%
4	0.91%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.45%
0	0.00%
6	1.36%

1990
560
552	98.57%
8	1.43%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	1.43%

1980
658
655	99.54%
3	0.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-82	-18.6
8	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-117	-20.9
-2	-0.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-103	-15.7
5	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Dawson borough, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.4
99	25.5%
289	74.5%
61	15.7%

159
2.44

95	59.7%
75	78.9%
8	8.4%
64	40.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
84	22.9%
283	77.1%
70	19.1%

149
2.46

102	68.5%
82	80.4%
7	6.9%
47	31.5%

2000
Number	Percent
41.3
95	21.5%
346	78.5%
82	18.6%

180
2.45

120	66.7%
102	85.0%
6	5.0%
60	33.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
163	29.1%
397	70.9%
78	13.9%

205
2.73

149	72.7%
114	76.5%
14	9.4%
56	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
225	34.2%
433	65.8%
70	10.6%

216
3.05

159	73.6%
133	83.6%
12	7.5%
57	26.4%

2022 Housing Data for Dawson borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	32	20.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	6.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	0.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	10	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	9	5.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	16	10.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	30	18.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	2	1.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	3.1%

Median Household Income	41,094
Per Capita Income	23,740

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	23	14.5%
Public Assistance	1	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	30	18.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	154	64.4%
Unemployed	15	6.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	169	70.7%
Not in Labor Force	70	29.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	57	79	41.9%
Non-Profit	1	6	14.3%
Self-Employed	4	1	80.0%

Local Government	2	7	22.2%
State Government	2	2	50.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	61	80	43.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5	15	25.0%
Total	66	95	41.0%

Pct. Govt.	8.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8	5.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	25	15.5%
Professional, Technical	44	27.3%
Service Occupations	39	24.2%
All others	45	28.0%

White Collar		47.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	48	29.8%
Manufacturing	33	20.5%
Educational services	21	13.0%
Transportation and warehousing	11	6.8%
Retail trade	8	5.0%
Public administration	7	4.3%
Construction	6	3.7%
Accommodation and food services	6	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	3.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	2.5%
Utilities	4	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	1.2%
Finance and insurance	2	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	0.6%
Wholesale trade	1	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	344	99.1%
German, other Germanic	2	0.6%
Spanish	1	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	103	26.5%
English	93	24.0%
Italian	43	11.1%
Irish	30	7.7%
American	24	6.2%
Dutch	19	4.9%
Polish	13	3.4%
Slovak	10	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	5	1.3%
Hungarian	3	0.8%
Pennsylvania German	2	0.5%
Welsh	2	0.5%
British	1	0.3%
French	1	0.3%
Swedish	1	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	388	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	388	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11	4.0%	21	7.7%	152	55.9%	72	26.5%	15	5.5%	1	0.4%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11	4.0%
9-12 Years	21	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	152	55.9%
Some College	72	26.5%
Bach. Degree	15	5.5%
Grad Degree	1	0.4%
Average years of education: 12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +17	R +2	D + 7.2%
D +15
2020 vs. 2012	R +45	R +42	R + 22.1%
D +3
2020 vs. 2008	R +32	R +33	R + 16.9%
D -1

2016 vs. 2008	R +15	R +31	R + 24.2%
D -16
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	52%	Donald Trump* (R)	109	67.3%	Joe Biden (D)	52	32.1%	1	0.6%	162	19	20	0.00%
2016	44%	Donald Trump (R)	92	69.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	37	27.8%	4	3.0%	133	21	23	0.00%
2012	39%	Mitt Romney (R)	64	56.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	49	43.4%	0	0.0%	113	10	9	0.00%
2008	45%	John McCain (R)	77	57.9%	Barack Obama (D)	53	39.8%	3	2.3%	133	14	12	0.00%
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	86	51.8%	John Kerry (D)	76	45.8%	4	2.4%	166	3	1	0.00%
2000	46%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	91	56.9%	George W. Bush (R)	65	40.6%	4	2.5%	160	-6	-7	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dawson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

32.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

109

67.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

162

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Dawson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

27.8%

Donald Trump (R)

69.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

133

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Dawson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

43.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

56.6%

TOTAL

113

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Dawson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

39.8%

John McCain (R)

57.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

133

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Dawson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

51.8%

John Kerry (D)

45.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

166

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Dawson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

40.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

56.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

160

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dawson borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	37%	Mehmet Oz (R)	74	63.2%	John Fetterman (D)	41	35.0%	2 [+]	1.7%	117	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.9%);
2022	G	38%	Doug Mastriano (R)	65	55.1%	Josh Shapiro (D)	53	44.9%	0	0.0%	118	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	35%	Lou Barletta (R)	60	55.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	46	42.6%	2 [+]	1.9%	108	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.9%);
2018	G	35%	Scott Wagner (R)	64	59.3%	Tom Wolf* (D)	41	38.0%	3 [+]	2.8%	108	19	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 3 (2.8%);
2016	S3	43%	Pat Toomey* (R)	81	62.8%	Katie McGinty (D)	42	32.6%	6 [+]	4.7%	129	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 6 (4.7%);
2014	G	27%	Tom Corbett* (R)	42	52.5%	Tom Wolf (D)	38	47.5%	0	0.0%	80	7	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	174
Median Value	$92,200

Occupied	159	91.4%
Vacant	15	8.6%

Owned	118	74.2%
Rented	41	25.8%
Median Rent	$834

Single-Family Units	168	96.6%
Detached	168	96.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	1	0.6%

Dawson borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dawson borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Dawson borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dawson borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dawson borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dawson borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dawson borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dawson borough, PA