Hawthorne vs High Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Hawthorne and High Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Hawthorne and High Springs are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

High Springs has the higher population (6,396 vs 1,603 in Hawthorne). High Springs has the higher median household income ($80,973 vs $53,143 in Hawthorne). High Springs has the higher median home value ($263,800 vs $136,500 in Hawthorne).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorne	High Springs
Population	1,603	6,396
Median age	38.1 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,143	$80,973
Median home value	$136,500	$263,800
Median gross rent	$721	$1,707
Housing units	644	2,279
Homeownership rate	67.9%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorne	High Springs
Population	1,669 → 1,603 (-4.0%)	5,989 → 6,396 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$35,893 → $53,143 (+48.1%)	$57,132 → $80,973 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $136,500 (+24.1%)	$167,800 → $263,800 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $721 (-7.0%)	$745 → $1,707 (+129.1%)

Hawthorne

Population

1,6691,603

Median household income

$35,893$53,143

Median home value

$110,000$136,500

Median gross rent

$775$721

High Springs

Population

5,9896,396

Median household income

$57,132$80,973

Median home value

$167,800$263,800

Median gross rent

$745$1,707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorne	High Springs
Under 5	8.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.3%	24.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.3%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.9%
75 and over	6.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorne	High Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	33.0%	67.8%
Black or African American	63.4%	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorne	High Springs
No high school diploma	8.1%	8.0%
High school graduate	33.6%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorne	High Springs
Drove alone	83.5%	81.7%
Carpooled	7.2%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorne	High Springs
1-unit, detached	83.2%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.1%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorne	High Springs
Poverty rate	14.3%	16.4%
Average household size	2.90	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1975	1999