Hawley vs Hitterdal

A side-by-side comparison of Hawley and Hitterdal: population, income, housing, and more.

Hawley and Hitterdal are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hawley has the higher population (2,086 vs 361 in Hitterdal). Hawley has the higher median household income ($92,017 vs $49,792 in Hitterdal). Hawley has the higher median home value ($265,500 vs $112,500 in Hitterdal).

Population, income & housing

	Hawley	Hitterdal
Population	2,086	361
Median age	36.7 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$92,017	$49,792
Median home value	$265,500	$112,500
Median gross rent	$742	—
Housing units	859	156
Homeownership rate	69.3%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawley	Hitterdal
Population	2,143 → 2,086 (-2.7%)	206 → 361 (+75.2%)
Median household income	$75,264 → $92,017 (+22.3%)	$59,688 → $49,792 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$166,700 → $265,500 (+59.3%)	$91,400 → $112,500 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$849 → $742 (-12.6%)	—

Hawley

Population

2,1432,086

Median household income

$75,264$92,017

Median home value

$166,700$265,500

Median gross rent

$849$742

Hitterdal

Population

206361

Median household income

$59,688$49,792

Median home value

$91,400$112,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawley	Hitterdal
Under 5	8.0%	23.0%
5 to 17	21.8%	10.5%
18 to 24	2.5%	3.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	16.5%	5.5%
45 to 54	8.5%	9.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	10.8%
65 to 74	5.3%	11.9%
75 and over	8.2%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawley	Hitterdal
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	77.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawley	Hitterdal
No high school diploma	6.7%	9.6%
High school graduate	32.2%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawley	Hitterdal
Drove alone	77.7%	83.2%
Carpooled	10.5%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	13.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawley	Hitterdal
1-unit, detached	65.3%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	3.2%
20 or more units	9.1%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Hawley	Hitterdal
Poverty rate	5.7%	14.1%
Average household size	2.51	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1980	1962