What percentage of people rent in Dawson Springs, KY?

Name: Renters and owners in Dawson Springs, KY, 2020–2024
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37.5% (±8.6 points) of the occupied homes in Dawson Springs, KY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 290 renting households against 484 that own their home.

In Dawson Springs, the share of households that rent went from 42.4% in 2015–2019 to 37.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.5% (±8.6 points)
Renting households: 290 (±84)
Median renter income: $17,821 (±$5,100)

Who rents and who owns in Dawson Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dawson Springs	Hopkins County	Kentucky	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.5% (±8.6 points)	29.3% (±2.4 points)	31.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	290 (±84)	5,388 (±488)	574,561 (±5,417)	45,017,354
Owning households	484 (±91)	13,009 (±477)	1,239,908 (±8,203)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$17,821 (±$5,100)	$34,541 (±$5,563)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$46,389 (±$12,193)	$68,614 (±$4,405)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009

In Dawson Springs, the renter share is not measurably different from Hopkins County (29.3%).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky (31.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Hopkins County, Dawson Springs ranks 2 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 182 of 448.

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

How renting in Dawson Springs 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	42.4% (±5.8 points)	37.5% (±8.6 points)	−4.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$560 (±$84)	$538 (±$82)	−3.9%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$25,221 (±$5,587)	$32,838 (±$8,866)	+30.2%	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 Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dawson Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dawson Springs	—	37.5% (±8.6 points)	—
St. Charles	7.7 mi	39.1% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Princeton	12 mi	47.2% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Earlington	12 mi	29.6% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Nortonville	13 mi	36.6% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mortons Gap	13 mi	16.8% (±11.9 points)	Lower
Crofton	14 mi	37.5% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Nebo	15 mi	24.7% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Madisonville	15 mi	36.7% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mortons Gap, KY (16.8%).

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

Households that rent across Hopkins County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	St. Charles	39.1% (±18.3 points)
2	Dawson Springs	37.5% (±8.6 points)
3	Madisonville	36.7% (±3.9 points)
4	Nortonville	36.6% (±9.7 points)
5	Earlington	29.6% (±8.5 points)
6	Nebo	24.7% (±17.0 points)
7	Mortons Gap	16.8% (±11.9 points)
8	White Plains	10.4% (±6.7 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Hopkins County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Springs

How many renters are there in Dawson Springs?

Dawson Springs has an estimated 290 (±84) renting households, 37.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dawson Springs?

In Dawson Springs, the share of households that rent went from 42.4% in 2015–2019 to 37.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dawson Springs?

A renting household in Dawson Springs has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dawson Springs?

The median renting household in Dawson Springs, KY has an income of $17,821 (±$5,100) a year, against $46,389 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 Springs city, Kentucky (place:20224, in state:21).

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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