Dawsonville is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,627 people and six associated neighborhoods, Dawsonville is the 184th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Dawsonville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Dawsonville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Dawsonville, where the median household income is $86,550.00.

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 home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Dawsonville, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Also of interest is that Dawsonville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.57% 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 32.23 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The population of Dawsonville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.57% of adults in Dawsonville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dawsonville in 2022 was $34,372, 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 $137,488 for a family of four. However, Dawsonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dawsonville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Dawsonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Langs. of India.