Dawsonville is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,875 people and six associated neighborhoods, Dawsonville is the 184th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Dawsonville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Dawsonville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Dawsonville, where the median household income is $90,929.00.

Dawsonville real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Dawsonville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.87% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.42 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Dawsonville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.02% of adults in Dawsonville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dawsonville in 2022 was $34,189, 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 $136,756 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, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Dawsonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Tagalog.