Hawthorne vs Schurz

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

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

Hawthorne has the higher population (2,876 vs 812 in Schurz). Hawthorne has the higher median household income ($54,604 vs $36,806 in Schurz). Hawthorne has the higher median home value ($187,100 vs $85,000 in Schurz).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorne	Schurz
Population	2,876	812
Median age	38.8 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,604	$36,806
Median home value	$187,100	$85,000
Median gross rent	$1,298	$583
Housing units	1,392	357
Homeownership rate	70.5%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorne	Schurz
Population	2,686 → 2,876 (+7.1%)	1,026 → 812 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$36,993 → $54,604 (+47.6%)	$30,119 → $36,806 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$121,400 → $187,100 (+54.1%)	$46,900 → $85,000 (+81.2%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $1,298 (+97.3%)	$318 → $583 (+83.3%)

Hawthorne

Population

2,6862,876

Median household income

$36,993$54,604

Median home value

$121,400$187,100

Median gross rent

$658$1,298

Schurz

Population

1,026812

Median household income

$30,119$36,806

Median home value

$46,900$85,000

Median gross rent

$318$583

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorne	Schurz
Under 5	9.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	2.2%	16.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	18.0%	6.9%
45 to 54	6.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	10.5%
65 to 74	12.6%	16.1%
75 and over	11.0%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorne	Schurz
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	8.0%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	71.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.8%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorne	Schurz
No high school diploma	8.1%	11.2%
High school graduate	49.0%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorne	Schurz
Drove alone	76.4%	79.8%
Carpooled	11.5%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	9.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorne	Schurz
1-unit, detached	75.6%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorne	Schurz
Poverty rate	15.0%	24.0%
Average household size	2.72	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	14	18
Median year structure built	1968	1983