Hawthorne vs Walker Lake

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

Hawthorne and Walker Lake 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 402 in Walker Lake). Hawthorne has the higher median household income ($54,604 vs $44,500 in Walker Lake). Hawthorne has the higher median home value ($187,100 vs $146,800 in Walker Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorne	Walker Lake
Population	2,876	402
Median age	38.8 yrs	64.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,604	$44,500
Median home value	$187,100	$146,800
Median gross rent	$1,298	—
Housing units	1,392	238
Homeownership rate	70.5%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorne	Walker Lake
Population	2,686 → 2,876 (+7.1%)	310 → 402 (+29.7%)
Median household income	$36,993 → $54,604 (+47.6%)	$23,864 → $44,500 (+86.5%)
Median home value	$121,400 → $187,100 (+54.1%)	$112,500 → $146,800 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $1,298 (+97.3%)	—

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

Walker Lake

Population

310402

Median household income

$23,864$44,500

Median home value

$112,500$146,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorne	Walker Lake
Under 5	9.5%	1.5%
5 to 17	15.5%	11.2%
18 to 24	2.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	3.2%
35 to 44	18.0%	5.7%
45 to 54	6.2%	7.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	21.9%
65 to 74	12.6%	31.6%
75 and over	11.0%	17.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorne	Walker Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	87.3%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorne	Walker Lake
No high school diploma	8.1%	8.3%
High school graduate	49.0%	53.8%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorne	Walker Lake
Drove alone	76.4%	91.8%
Carpooled	11.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorne	Walker Lake
1-unit, detached	75.6%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	43.7%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorne	Walker Lake
Poverty rate	15.0%	27.9%
Average household size	2.72	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	14	40
Median year structure built	1968	1984