Hawarden

Population: 2,674
Median household income: $69,375
Median home value: $132,700

Hawarden is a community in Sioux County, Iowa, home to 2,674 residents. At $69,375, its median household income sits below Sioux County's $84,736.

From 2019 to 2023, Hawarden's population declined 5.7% from 2,836 to 2,674, while its median home value rose 55.9% from $85,100 to $132,700.

The median gross rent is $881. 18.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,674
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,375
Median home value: $132,700
Median gross rent: $881
Housing units: 1,033
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8362,674

Median household income

$50,394$69,375

Median home value

$85,100$132,700

Median gross rent

$583$881

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,836	$50,394	$85,100	$583
2020	3,057	$52,850	$97,600	$633
2021	2,675	$62,500	$112,800	$751
2022	2,673	$66,920	$134,200	$841
2023	2,674	$69,375	$132,700	$881

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	239	8.9%
5 to 17	532	19.9%
18 to 24	145	5.4%
25 to 34	423	15.8%
35 to 44	240	9.0%
45 to 54	292	10.9%
55 to 64	353	13.2%
65 to 74	226	8.5%
75 and over	224	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,662	62.2%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,001	37.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.9%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	438	24.9%
High school graduate	507	28.8%
Some college or associate's	494	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	226	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	93	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	904	78.8%
Carpooled	110	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	9.8%
Other means	13	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	578	55.8%
15 to 29 min	267	25.8%
30 to 44 min	98	9.5%
45 to 59 min	55	5.3%
60+ min	37	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 10.1% (263 of 2,612)

	Count	Share
Family households	720	74.6%
Nonfamily households	245	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	965	93.4%
Vacant	68	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	634	65.7%
Renter-occupied	331	34.3%

1-unit, detached79.1%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	817	79.1%
1-unit, attached	17	1.6%
2 to 4 units	99	9.6%
5 to 19 units	51	4.9%
20 or more units	20	1.9%
Mobile home & other	29	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1935265
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 43.0013, -96.4829