Hawkins vs Ladysmith

A side-by-side comparison of Hawkins and Ladysmith: population, income, housing, and more.

Hawkins and Ladysmith are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ladysmith has the higher population (3,152 vs 347 in Hawkins). Ladysmith has the higher median household income ($40,104 vs $36,083 in Hawkins). Ladysmith has the higher median home value ($88,800 vs $60,600 in Hawkins).

Population, income & housing

	Hawkins	Ladysmith
Population	347	3,152
Median age	53.2 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,083	$40,104
Median home value	$60,600	$88,800
Median gross rent	$675	$819
Housing units	188	1,698
Homeownership rate	80.1%	49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.7%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawkins	Ladysmith
Population	387 → 347 (-10.3%)	3,149 → 3,152 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$32,273 → $36,083 (+11.8%)	$39,888 → $40,104 (+0.5%)
Median home value	$61,400 → $60,600 (-1.3%)	$80,600 → $88,800 (+10.2%)
Median gross rent	$329 → $675 (+105.2%)	$659 → $819 (+24.3%)

Hawkins

Population

387347

Median household income

$32,273$36,083

Median home value

$61,400$60,600

Median gross rent

$329$675

Ladysmith

Population

3,1493,152

Median household income

$39,888$40,104

Median home value

$80,600$88,800

Median gross rent

$659$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawkins	Ladysmith
Under 5	7.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.0%	12.9%
18 to 24	3.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	8.2%
45 to 54	8.9%	16.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	19.9%	12.0%
75 and over	14.1%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawkins	Ladysmith
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.9%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawkins	Ladysmith
No high school diploma	25.4%	5.1%
High school graduate	51.1%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawkins	Ladysmith
Drove alone	79.7%	79.2%
Carpooled	6.8%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	9.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawkins	Ladysmith
1-unit, detached	84.6%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.5%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hawkins	Ladysmith
Poverty rate	18.2%	18.9%
Average household size	2.16	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1944	1970