For every 100 females, there were 114.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,327, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $25,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,207. About 12.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over. Recreation Auto racing The city's community is known in auto racing circles for its long tradition of involvement in the sport; many racing skills originally developed as a consequence of moonshine activity in the area. Dawsonville celebrates this every October with the yearly "Mountain Moonshine Festival". Dawsonville is the home of retired NASCAR driver Bill Elliott, who won the Winston Cup championship in 1988 and was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2015, and his son Chase Elliott, who won the 2020 NASCAR Cup Championship and who currently races in the NASCAR Cup Series. Bill Elliott's nickname is "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville". The city hall has a racing theme as well. Following a significant racing accomplishment made by Bill or Chase Elliott, such as a win, the siren on the Dawsonville Pool Room near the city square goes off to let the town know. Education Dawson County School District The Dawson County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. The district has 219 full-time teachers and 3,036 students. Black's Mill Elementary School Kilough Elementary School Robinson Elementary School Riverview Elementary School Dawson County Middle School Dawson County Junior High School Dawson County High School The Dawson County School System is a charter system. Notable people Spencer Davis, stock car driver Chase Elliott, stock car driver and son of Bill Elliott Bill Elliott, "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville", stock car driver Jerry Glanville, National Football League head coach, NASCAR driver Bill Goldberg, professional wrestler and actor; once resided in Dawsonville Roy Hall, moonshine runner and early stock car racing driver, cousin of Lloyd Seay Corey Johnson, professional male runway model, actor, producer Raymond Parks, moonshine runner and NASCAR pioneer regarded as the first "team" owner in stock car racing, a relative of Seay and Hall Lloyd Seay, moonshine