Dawson, GA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dawson, GA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,357. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DAWSON-GA · Dawson, GA 1 ZIPs · 8,357 pop · #23309/25278 · Terrell County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $43,871
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23309/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bronwood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,357
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $117,200

Nearest income peer: Bronwood, GA (+ $3,004 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Dawson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dawson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dawson, GA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,357
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$43,871
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($43,871 average) · poverty 36.3%. The primary code (39842) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.4%) for this income tier, rent $746 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Georgia, Statenville is the closest lower-income city and Wrens the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dawson.

Population concentration

Dawson reads through its lone ZIP, 39842

8,357 ACS residents, one ZIP: 39842 is not the leading code inside Dawson, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Dawson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 153 establishments, 1,399 employees , annual payroll $54,247k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 39842 (153 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (35) · also Finance and insurance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Dawson, GA

These ZIP codes sit in Terrell County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dawson. See the Terrell County roll-up →

Every one of the 2 cities sharing Terrell County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dawson, Parrott and Bronwood among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Parrott marks the far end of that range at $51,250, 17% above Dawson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
39842 8,357 $43,871 153 11

Dawson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dawson, .