Hawthorne vs Waldo

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

Hawthorne and Waldo 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 877 in Waldo). Hawthorne has the higher median household income ($53,143 vs $27,036 in Waldo). Hawthorne has the higher median home value ($136,500 vs $112,200 in Waldo).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorne	Waldo
Population	1,603	877
Median age	38.1 yrs	62.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,143	$27,036
Median home value	$136,500	$112,200
Median gross rent	$721	$838
Housing units	644	628
Homeownership rate	67.9%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorne	Waldo
Population	1,669 → 1,603 (-4.0%)	825 → 877 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$35,893 → $53,143 (+48.1%)	$36,250 → $27,036 (-25.4%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $136,500 (+24.1%)	$104,300 → $112,200 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $721 (-7.0%)	$753 → $838 (+11.3%)

Hawthorne

Population

1,6691,603

Median household income

$35,893$53,143

Median home value

$110,000$136,500

Median gross rent

$775$721

Waldo

Population

825877

Median household income

$36,250$27,036

Median home value

$104,300$112,200

Median gross rent

$753$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorne	Waldo
Under 5	8.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	19.3%	9.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	7.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	4.9%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	37.5%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.1%
75 and over	6.9%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorne	Waldo
White (non-Hispanic)	33.0%	62.7%
Black or African American	63.4%	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorne	Waldo
No high school diploma	8.1%	20.8%
High school graduate	33.6%	53.6%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorne	Waldo
Drove alone	83.5%	89.5%
Carpooled	7.2%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorne	Waldo
1-unit, detached	83.2%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	6.1%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorne	Waldo
Poverty rate	14.3%	14.3%
Average household size	2.90	1.59
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1975	1967