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Dawson High School District, MT

8,344 Population
1,637.9 square miles 5.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.7 ±1.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Dawson County: 43 ±1.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Montana: 40.4 ±0.2

Economics

$37,891 ±$3,612 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Dawson County: $37,820 ±$3,441
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Montana: $41,711 ±$477
$71,356 ±$6,064 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Dawson County: $71,334 ±$5,860
  • about the same as the amount in Montana: $72,509 ±$761

9% ±3.9% (720  ±308) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Dawson County: 8.7% † 735 (±3.7% / ±312)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Montana: 11.5% 125,642 (±0.3% / ±3,688)

18.5 minutes ±3.2 (70,870  ±13,375) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Dawson County: 19.1 † 77,320 (±3 / ±13,301)
  • a little less than the figure in Montana: 19.1 9,058,565 (±0.2 / ±128,212)

Families

3,428 ±211 Number of households
  • Dawson County: 3,615 ±215
  • Montana: 458,859 ±3,762
2.3 ±0.2 (7,937  ±107) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Dawson County: 2.3 8,420 (±0.1 / ±20)
  • about the same as the figure in Montana: 2.4 1,087,595

6.5% ±4.4% (99  ±68) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Dawson County: 6.2% † 102 (±4.1% / ±68)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Montana: 5.5% 13,407 (±0.3% / ±815)

Housing

4,100 ±60 Number of housing units
  • Dawson County: 4,381 ±25
  • Montana: 528,419 ±3,257

$186,800 ±$13,465 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Dawson County: $185,300 ±$13,075
  • about half the amount in Montana: $375,800 ±$3,433

9.6% ±2.3% (791  ±188.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Dawson County: 9.3% † 812 (±2.2% / ±188.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Montana: 13.5% 148,934 (±0.4% / ±4,359.2)

Social

93% ±8.9% (5,432  ±529.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Dawson County: 93.1% 5,735 (±8.5% / ±530.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Montana: 94.6% 739,351 (±0.7% / ±5,772.4)
21.8% ±4.4% (1,273  ±258.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Dawson County: 21.8% † 1,341 (±4.2% / ±258.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Montana: 35.2% 274,703 (±0.5% / ±3,522.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.4% ±0.4% (34  ±29) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Dawson County: 0.4% 39
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Montana: 2.3% 25,679

6% ±1.6% (396  ±106) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Dawson County: 6.1% † 424 (±1.6% / ±109)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Montana: 9% 79,357 (±0.2% / ±1,969)
396 Total veterans ±106 372 Male ±104 24 Female ±23

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