Hiawassee

Population: 1,300
Median household income: $43,819
Median home value: $365,300

Hiawassee is a community in Towns County, Georgia, home to 1,300 residents. Its median household income of $43,819 runs below the Towns County figure of $58,400.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hiawassee's population grew 59.5% from 815 to 1,300, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $277,300 to $365,300.

Owners occupy 53.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 53.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,300
Median age: 53.4 yrs
Median household income: $43,819
Median home value: $365,300
Median gross rent: $890
Housing units: 851
Homeownership rate: 53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8151,300

Median household income

$44,643$43,819

Median home value

$277,300$365,300

Median gross rent

$659$890

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	815	$44,643	$277,300	$659
2020	1,104	$53,859	$313,700	$929
2021	961	$49,375	$327,600	$881
2022	1,140	$40,917	$322,000	$862
2023	1,300	$43,819	$365,300	$890

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 179.3%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over22.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	7.2%
5 to 17	121	9.3%
18 to 24	82	6.3%
25 to 34	110	8.5%
35 to 44	136	10.5%
45 to 54	124	9.5%
55 to 64	139	10.7%
65 to 74	201	15.5%
75 and over	294	22.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,220	93.8%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	111	11.1%
High school graduate	218	21.7%
Some college or associate's	336	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	235	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	104	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled1.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	339	77.0%
Carpooled	5	1.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	81	18.4%
Other means	3	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	193	53.8%
15 to 29 min	106	29.5%
30 to 44 min	53	14.8%
45 to 59 min	5	1.4%
60+ min	2	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 20.8% (246 of 1,180)

	Count	Share
Family households	314	57.6%
Nonfamily households	231	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	545	64.0%
Vacant	306	36.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	292	53.6%
Renter-occupied	253	46.4%

1-unit, detached54.5%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units13.9%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	464	54.5%
1-unit, attached	60	7.1%
2 to 4 units	122	14.3%
5 to 19 units	56	6.6%
20 or more units	118	13.9%
Mobile home & other	31	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1338124
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.45 sq mi
Center point: 34.9462, -83.7463