East Central Texas News

28.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Dawson in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 9.5 percent lower than the state average of 38.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 943.

88.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	80	11.6
Regular high school diploma	178	25.8
GED or alternative credential	55	8
Some college, less than 1 year	26	3.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	154	22.3
Associate's degree	90	13
Bachelor's degree	69	10
Master's degree	34	4.9
Professional school degree	2	0.3
Doctorate degree	2	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.