Housing data for Dawson, IA

Name: Housing in Dawson, IA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Dawson, IA has an estimated 102 residents and 64 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Dallas County.

9.3% of households rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 102 (±41)
Housing units: 64 (±28)
Households that rent: 9.3%
Residents since 2015–2019: −21.5%

What stands out in Dawson

Homes built before 1980: 89.1% (±43.9 points) in Dawson, higher than in Dallas County (22.5%).

Median home value: $92,500 (±$36,233) in Dawson, lower than in Dallas County ($355,600).

Median real estate taxes: $1,156 (±$269) in Dawson, lower than in Dallas County ($5,001).

Households that rent: 9.3% (±9.9 points) in Dawson, lower than in Dallas County (31.0%).

Housing in Dawson at a glance

Rent burden: 60.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Renters and owners: 9.3% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Income and affordability: $65,313 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Home values: $92,500 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Homeowner costs: $771 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Property taxes: $1,156 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Bedrooms: 65.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Age of homes: 89.1% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Heating fuel: 92.6% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Commute and cars: 21.9 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Growth: −21.5% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
How long people stay: 13.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Dawson against Dallas County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dawson	Dallas County	Iowa	United States
Residents	102 (±41)	107,968 (exact)	3,210,507 (exact)	334,922,499
Housing units	64 (±28)	44,804 (±50)	1,437,699 (±523)	143,775,355
Households that rent	9.3% (±9.9 points)	31.0% (±1.5 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Median gross rent	—	$1,311 (±$42)	$972 (±$6)	$1,413
Median household income	$65,313 (±$20,059)	$102,379 (±$3,721)	$75,059 (±$418)	$80,734
Median home value	$92,500 (±$36,233)	$355,600 (±$8,467)	$208,000 (±$1,141)	$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,156 (±$269)	$5,001 (±$182)	$2,897 (±$13)	$3,119
Built before 1980	89.1% (±43.9 points)	22.5% (±1.6 points)	61.5% (±0.4 points)	49.7%
Average commute	21.9 minutes (±8.6)	21.2 minutes (±0.7)	19.8 minutes (±0.1)	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	75.9% (±21.6 points)	92.4% (±0.9 points)	88.9% (±0.2 points)	91.0%
Median age of residents	54.3 years (±9.3)	36.1 years (±0.3)	38.6 years (±0.2)	38.9 years

Dawson covers 0.5 square miles of land, about 206 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How 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
Residents	130 (±56)	102 (±41)	−21.5%	Not a measurable change
Housing units	78 (±31)	64 (±28)	−17.9%	Not a measurable change
Median home value	$74,500 (±$9,182)	$92,500 (±$36,233)	+24.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,643 (±$4,458)	$65,313 (±$20,059)	+19.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$938 (±$144)	$771 (±$436)	−17.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,375 (±$327)	$1,156 (±$269)	−15.9%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	20.0% (±21.9 points)	9.3% (±9.9 points)	−10.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±78.0 points)	0.0% (±75.1 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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.

Places near Dawson

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Households that rent
Jamaica	4.5 mi	$498	$67,000	30.9%
Rippey	6.4 mi	$693	$56,800	46.6%
Perry	6.6 mi	$931	$121,400	35.8%
Yale	8.5 mi	$775	$80,800	20.1%
Berkley	9.0 mi	—	—	0.0%
Bouton	11 mi	$1,089	$113,900	40.4%
Bagley	11 mi	$592	$80,000	25.2%
Minburn	12 mi	$967	$134,800	20.6%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Dawson, fiscal year 2027

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms
$1,102	$1,145	$1,360	$1,856	$1,901

HUD income limits for Dawson, fiscal year 2026

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household size	Extremely low (30%)	Very low (50%)	Low (80%)
1 person	$24,450	$40,750	$65,200
2 people	$27,950	$46,600	$74,500
3 people	$31,450	$52,400	$83,800
4 people	$34,900	$58,200	$93,100
5 people	$38,680	$62,900	$100,550
6 people	$44,360	$67,550	$108,000
7 people	$50,040	$72,200	$115,450
8 people	$55,720	$76,850	$122,900

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $116,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

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

Is Dawson growing?

In Dawson, the number of residents went from 130 in 2015–2019 to 102 in 2020–2024 (−21.5%), not a measurable change.

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) for Dawson city, Iowa (place:19135, in state:19).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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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.