Population 22,686
State Georgia
Current Time
Area 210.83 mi²
Zip Codes 30648
Per capita income $26,615

Cities in Dawson County

Lexington, Lamesa

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 96.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 13.7 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$466,567
Total number of firms, 2007 3,229
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Population, 2013 estimate 22,686
Households, 2008-2012 8,310
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 1.6 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,054
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $26,615
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 5.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -0.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 6,323
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 32.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.2 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 210.83 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 22,339
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $191,200
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 602
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $53,289
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.5 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$49,886
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,995
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 86.3 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.4 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 3.7 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.65
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 23.5 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.4 %
Population, 2010 22,330
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 4.5 %
Population per square mile, 2010 105.9
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 93.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 76.4 %
Housing units, 2013 10,497
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $21,598
Building permits, 2012 107
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$103,913
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %