Hawesville

Population: 1,221
Median household income: $51,898
Median home value: $151,100

Hawesville is a community in Hancock County, Kentucky, home to 1,221 residents. At $51,898, its median household income sits below Hancock County's $66,836.

From 2019 to 2023, Hawesville's population grew 40.0% from 872 to 1,221, while its median home value rose 52.9% from $98,800 to $151,100.

The median gross rent is $703. 19.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,221
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,898
Median home value: $151,100
Median gross rent: $703
Housing units: 594
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8721,221

Median household income

$46,211$51,898

Median home value

$98,800$151,100

Median gross rent

$556$703

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	872	$46,211	$98,800	$556
2020	956	$54,167	$111,200	$600
2021	969	$49,844	$114,100	$625
2022	1,043	$54,423	$123,200	$580
2023	1,221	$51,898	$151,100	$703

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 3420.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 545.5%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	6.7%
5 to 17	174	14.3%
18 to 24	166	13.6%
25 to 34	247	20.2%
35 to 44	163	13.3%
45 to 54	67	5.5%
55 to 64	124	10.2%
65 to 74	112	9.2%
75 and over	86	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,121	91.8%
Black or African American	57	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	43	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	167	20.9%
High school graduate	268	33.5%
Some college or associate's	212	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	113	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	39	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	484	87.8%
Carpooled	44	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	275	51.0%
15 to 29 min	149	27.6%
30 to 44 min	77	14.3%
45 to 59 min	27	5.0%
60+ min	11	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 27.9% (341 of 1,221)

	Count	Share
Family households	336	61.9%
Nonfamily households	207	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	543	91.4%
Vacant	51	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	328	60.4%
Renter-occupied	215	39.6%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	390	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	41	6.9%
5 to 19 units	71	12.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	92	15.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2135200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.8921, -86.7555

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