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. 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 $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.Dawsonville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dawsonville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dawsonville who work in office and administrative support (13.16%), sales jobs (13.06%), and teaching (10.24%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.87% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In Dawsonville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.42 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Dawsonville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.
