Hawley

Population: 2,086
Median household income: $92,017
Median home value: $265,500

Hawley is a community in Clay County, Minnesota, home to 2,086 residents. Its median household income of $92,017 runs above the Clay County figure of $77,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Hawley's population declined 2.7% from 2,143 to 2,086, while its median home value rose 59.3% from $166,700 to $265,500.

Owners occupy 69.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,086
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $92,017
Median home value: $265,500
Median gross rent: $742
Housing units: 859
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1432,086

Median household income

$75,264$92,017

Median home value

$166,700$265,500

Median gross rent

$849$742

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,143	$75,264	$166,700	$849
2020	2,075	$78,292	$189,900	$696
2021	2,157	$80,361	$192,300	$737
2022	2,065	$86,667	$232,000	$705
2023	2,086	$92,017	$265,500	$742

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 242.5%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	8.0%
5 to 17	455	21.8%
18 to 24	53	2.5%
25 to 34	305	14.6%
35 to 44	344	16.5%
45 to 54	177	8.5%
55 to 64	303	14.5%
65 to 74	110	5.3%
75 and over	172	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,005	96.1%
Black or African American	14	0.7%
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	5	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	95	6.7%
High school graduate	455	32.2%
Some college or associate's	393	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	335	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	133	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	827	77.7%
Carpooled	112	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	125	11.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	293	31.2%
15 to 29 min	145	15.4%
30 to 44 min	381	40.6%
45 to 59 min	87	9.3%
60+ min	33	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 5.7% (118 of 2,086)

	Count	Share
Family households	596	71.7%
Nonfamily households	235	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	831	96.7%
Vacant	28	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	576	69.3%
Renter-occupied	255	30.7%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units16.9%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	561	65.3%
1-unit, attached	30	3.5%
2 to 4 units	8	0.9%
5 to 19 units	145	16.9%
20 or more units	78	9.1%
Mobile home & other	37	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2727746
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.8774, -96.3200