Dawsonville is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,489 people and six associated neighborhoods, Dawsonville is the 184th largest community in Georgia. Dawsonville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Dawsonville, where the median household income is $79,479.00.Unlike some cities, Dawsonville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dawsonville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dawsonville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dawsonville who work in sales jobs (19.54%), teaching (15.07%), and management occupations (8.95%). Also of interest is that Dawsonville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Dawsonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.85% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Dawsonville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dawsonville, the average commute to work is 31.47 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Dawsonville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.16% of adults in Dawsonville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Dawsonville in 2022 was $31,568, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,272 for a family of four. However, Dawsonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Dawsonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dawsonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dawsonville include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Dawsonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Polish.
