Language Spoken At Home in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 22,346 | 100% |
English only | 15,214 | 68.1% |
Language other than English | 7,132 | 31.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,779 | 16.9% |
Spanish | 6,304 | 28.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,367 | 15.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 153 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 72 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 72 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 603 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 340 | 1.5% |
Ancestry in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,267 | 100% |
American | 1,195 | 4.9% |
Arab | 26 | 0.1% |
Czech | 535 | 2.2% |
Danish | 485 | 2.0% |
Dutch | 475 | 2.0% |
English | 1,839 | 7.6% |
French (except Basque) | 302 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 55 | 0.2% |
German | 6,998 | 28.8% |
Greek | 27 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 21 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,858 | 7.7% |
Italian | 110 | 0.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 132 | 0.5% |
Polish | 372 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 85 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 174 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 247 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 688 | 2.8% |
Swedish | 1,294 | 5.3% |
Swiss | 39 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 37 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 8 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,853 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,301 | 71.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,977 | 33.6% |
Married-couple family | 4,847 | 54.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,034 | 23.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 547 | 6.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 343 | 3.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 907 | 10.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 600 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,552 | 28.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,325 | 26.3% |
65 years and over | 978 | 11.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,267 | 36.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,254 | 25.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 23,907 | 100% |
Householder | 8,853 | 37.0% |
Spouse | 4,838 | 20.2% |
Child | 7,579 | 31.7% |
Other relatives | 1,401 | 5.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,236 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 542 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,292 | 100% |
Never married | 2,594 | 27.9% |
Now married, except separated | 5,339 | 57.5% |
Separated | 124 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 166 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 1,069 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,169 | 100% |
Never married | 1,877 | 20.5% |
Now married, except separated | 5,132 | 56.0% |
Separated | 167 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 1,033 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 960 | 10.5% |
Fertility in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 399 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 126 | 31.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 154 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 541 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 213 | 39.4% |
Less than 1 year | 72 | 13.3% |
1 or 2 years | 46 | 8.5% |
3 or 4 years | 38 | 7.0% |
5 or more years | 57 | 10.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 213 | 100% |
Who are female | 139 | 65.3% |
Who are married | 147 | 69.0% |
School Enrollment in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,191 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 356 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 540 | 8.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,979 | 48.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,699 | 27.4% |
College or graduate school | 617 | 10.0% |
Educational Attainment in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 15,374 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,116 | 13.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,592 | 10.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,407 | 35.2% |
Some college, no degree | 2,995 | 19.5% |
Associate's degree | 905 | 5.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,743 | 11.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 616 | 4.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 75.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.3% |
Veteran Status in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,332 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,491 | 8.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,008 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,769 | 11.5% |
Under 18 years | 6,935 | 100% |
With a disability | 224 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 13,818 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,417 | 10.3% |
65 years and over | 3,255 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,128 | 34.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 23,966 | 100% |
Same house | 20,748 | 86.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,100 | 12.9% |
Same county | 2,033 | 8.5% |
Different county | 1,067 | 4.5% |
Same state | 504 | 2.1% |
Different state | 563 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 118 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,267 | 100% |
Native | 19,794 | 81.6% |
Born in United States | 19,611 | 80.8% |
State of residence | 15,575 | 64.2% |
Different state | 4,036 | 16.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 183 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 4,473 | 18.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,473 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,400 | 31.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,073 | 68.7% |
Year of Entry in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,656 | 100% |
Native | 183 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 178 | 97.3% |
Foreign born | 4,473 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 59 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,414 | 98.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dawson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,473 | 100% |
Europe | 54 | 1.2% |
Asia | 88 | 2.0% |
Africa | 542 | 12.1% |
Oceania | 9 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 3,752 | 83.9% |
Northern America | 28 | 0.6% |