What percentage of people rent in Dawson, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Dawson, GA, 2020–2024
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63.4% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Dawson, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 996 renting households against 574 that own their home.

In Dawson, the share of households that rent went from 62.7% in 2015–2019 to 63.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 63.4% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 996 (±206)
Median renter income: $23,333 (±$6,217)

Who rents and who owns in Dawson

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dawson	Terrell County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	63.4% (±9.0 points)	38.4% (±4.6 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	996 (±206)	1,299 (±191)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	574 (±134)	2,084 (±169)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.5)	3.0 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$23,333 (±$6,217)	$26,281 (±$6,192)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$48,824 (±$20,216)	$76,413 (±$18,173)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Dawson, the renter share is higher than in Terrell County (38.4%).

It is also higher than in Georgia (34.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Terrell County, Dawson ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 24 of 602.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Dawson has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	62.7% (±6.9 points)	63.4% (±9.0 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$635 (±$26)	$745 (±$77)	+17.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$31,272 (±$4,979)	$28,533 (±$8,482)	−8.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Dawson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dawson
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dawson	—	63.4% (±9.0 points)	—
Bronwood	6.2 mi	46.3% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sasser	6.7 mi	29.1% (±15.5 points)	Lower
Parrott	9.4 mi	20.0% (±18.5 points)	Lower
Shellman	10 mi	48.4% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Smithville	14 mi	34.5% (±25.5 points)	Lower
Leesburg	16 mi	41.7% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Plains	18 mi	21.6% (±15.0 points)	Lower
Morgan	19 mi	33.6% (±17.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sasser, GA (29.1%), Parrott, GA (20.0%), Shellman, GA (48.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Terrell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Dawson	63.4% (±9.0 points)
2	Bronwood	46.3% (±16.6 points)
3	Sasser	29.1% (±15.5 points)
4	Parrott	20.0% (±18.5 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dawson

How many renters are there in Dawson?

Dawson has an estimated 996 (±206) renting households, 63.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dawson?

In Dawson, the share of households that rent went from 62.7% in 2015–2019 to 63.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dawson?

A renting household in Dawson has 3.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dawson?

The median renting household in Dawson, GA has an income of $23,333 (±$6,217) a year, against $48,824 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Dawson city, Georgia (place:21912, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.