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Demographics

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Total Population

2,220

Median Household Income

29,167

Total Visible Minorities

N/A

Median Age

41.9

Us Income Distribution

According to OECD, the gini coefficient measures how the distribution of income among households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution of incomes. Simply, it measures the extent of income inequality in an economy. Inequality on the Gini scale is measured between 0, where everyone's equal, and 1, where all the country's income is earned by one person. Dawson Springs, KY has a gini coefficient of 0.59 out of 1, while the 2015 national gini coefficient is 0.39.

Us Sex By Age

Overall, women outnumber men by 241. people. The 5 to 9 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 60 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 10 to 14 years old, comprising 8.76 per cent of the population. Meanwhile, 60.74 per cent are part of its working-age population, or those between the ages 15 to 64 years old, while 18.24 per cent make up the younger population that will also be part of the labour force in two decades or less. At the present, 576 people are expected to retire in the coming years.

Labor Force

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Real Estate

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Housing Occupied

81.36%

Housing Vacant

18.64%

No. of Families

734

No. of Non-Families

435

Transportation

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Transportation

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Residents Who
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Vehicle Drivers

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Car Ownership

Most households in Dawson Springs, KY have two vehicles for transportation. 299 people responding in Dawson Springs, KY feel that having two vehicles is sufficient. Moreover, 28.68% of households say they use three vehicles. Moreover, 248 households have four vehicles

Education

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Educational Destination

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Us Field Of Study

Most are in Education with 67 people practicing it in Dawson Springs, KY. Biological, Agricultural, & Environmental Sciences is another popular field of expertise, as 13.75% of inhabitants are involved in it. The third group are those who are in Liberal Arts & History, with 21 people responding that it is their line of work. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is expected to be a growing industry, however, Pew Research Center confirms that there is still a huge need for labour in these industries. Dawson Springs, KY has 50 people or 31.25% of workers in STEM industries.

Utilities

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