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Dawson Springs, KY
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Living in Dawson Springs



Dawson Springs is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,420 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dawson Springs is the 167th largest community in Kentucky.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Dawson Springs has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dawson Springs a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

As is often the case in a small city, Dawson Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Dawson Springs has a very low overall level of education: only 6.54% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Dawson Springs in 2022 was $20,591, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,364 for a family of four. However, Dawson Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Dawson Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dawson Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dawson Springs include Irish, English, German, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Dawson Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.


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