Anson vs Hawley

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

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

Anson has the higher population (1,765 vs 580 in Hawley). Hawley has the higher median household income ($78,438 vs $44,538 in Anson). Hawley has the higher median home value ($115,600 vs $58,600 in Anson).

Population, income & housing

	Anson	Hawley
Population	1,765	580
Median age	41.2 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$44,538	$78,438
Median home value	$58,600	$115,600
Median gross rent	$793	$593
Housing units	976	395
Homeownership rate	83.1%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson	Hawley
Population	2,140 → 1,765 (-17.5%)	507 → 580 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$39,943 → $44,538 (+11.5%)	$32,321 → $78,438 (+142.7%)
Median home value	$68,500 → $58,600 (-14.5%)	$82,300 → $115,600 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $793 (+9.7%)	$763 → $593 (-22.3%)

Anson

Population

2,1401,765

Median household income

$39,943$44,538

Median home value

$68,500$58,600

Median gross rent

$723$793

Hawley

Population

507580

Median household income

$32,321$78,438

Median home value

$82,300$115,600

Median gross rent

$763$593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson	Hawley
Under 5	4.1%	0.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	11.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	10.9%
25 to 34	15.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	9.2%	9.5%
45 to 54	16.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	7.4%	22.8%
65 to 74	17.2%	8.1%
75 and over	5.7%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson	Hawley
White (non-Hispanic)	60.5%	93.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	35.9%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson	Hawley
No high school diploma	13.4%	8.9%
High school graduate	33.3%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson	Hawley
Drove alone	80.9%	85.2%
Carpooled	14.6%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	3.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson	Hawley
1-unit, detached	94.1%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	Anson	Hawley
Poverty rate	15.9%	8.4%
Average household size	2.13	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1966	1974