Hawthorne vs La Crosse

A side-by-side comparison of Hawthorne and La Crosse: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hawthorne has the higher population (1,603 vs 227 in La Crosse). La Crosse has the higher median household income ($88,819 vs $53,143 in Hawthorne). Since 2019, Hawthorne's population has grown faster (-4.0% vs -44.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorne	La Crosse
Population	1,603	227
Median age	38.1 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,143	$88,819
Median home value	$136,500	—
Median gross rent	$721	—
Housing units	644	102
Homeownership rate	67.9%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	19.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorne	La Crosse
Population	1,669 → 1,603 (-4.0%)	408 → 227 (-44.4%)
Median household income	$35,893 → $53,143 (+48.1%)	$58,750 → $88,819 (+51.2%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $136,500 (+24.1%)	$106,600 → $117,600 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $721 (-7.0%)	$1,083 → $1,333 (+23.1%)

Hawthorne

Population

1,6691,603

Median household income

$35,893$53,143

Median home value

$110,000$136,500

Median gross rent

$775$721

La Crosse

Population

408227

Median household income

$58,750$88,819

Median home value

$106,600$117,600

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorne	La Crosse
Under 5	8.8%	2.6%
5 to 17	19.3%	3.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	15.4%
25 to 34	9.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	18.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	18.5%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.8%
75 and over	6.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorne	La Crosse
White (non-Hispanic)	33.0%	83.3%
Black or African American	63.4%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorne	La Crosse
No high school diploma	8.1%	1.1%
High school graduate	33.6%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorne	La Crosse
Drove alone	83.5%	78.6%
Carpooled	7.2%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorne	La Crosse
1-unit, detached	83.2%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	34.3%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorne	La Crosse
Poverty rate	14.3%	4.8%
Average household size	2.90	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1975	2002