Hawkins

Population: 347
Median household income: $36,083
Median home value: $60,600

Hawkins is a community in Rusk County, Wisconsin, home to 347 residents. At $36,083, its median household income sits below Rusk County's $58,322.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hawkins's population declined 10.3% from 387 to 347, while its median home value fell 1.3% from $61,400 to $60,600.

84.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1944.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 347
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $36,083
Median home value: $60,600
Median gross rent: $675
Housing units: 188
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

387347

Median household income

$32,273$36,083

Median home value

$61,400$60,600

Median gross rent

$329$675

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	387	$32,273	$61,400	—
2020	354	$34,643	$66,700	—
2021	395	$30,833	$54,200	—
2022	352	$33,906	$58,700	$329
2023	347	$36,083	$60,600	$675

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7419.9%

75 and over14.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	7.2%
5 to 17	45	13.0%
18 to 24	13	3.7%
25 to 34	35	10.1%
35 to 44	36	10.4%
45 to 54	31	8.9%
55 to 64	44	12.7%
65 to 74	69	19.9%
75 and over	49	14.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	343	98.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.3%
Asian	2	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.4%

High school graduate51.1%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67	25.4%
High school graduate	135	51.1%
Some college or associate's	55	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	7	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	94	79.7%
Carpooled	8	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	9.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	64	56.6%
15 to 29 min	16	14.2%
30 to 44 min	23	20.4%
45 to 59 min	7	6.2%
60+ min	3	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 18.2% (63 of 347)

	Count	Share
Family households	67	41.6%
Nonfamily households	94	58.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	161	85.6%
Vacant	27	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	129	80.1%
Renter-occupied	32	19.9%

1-unit, detached84.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	159	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	1.1%
5 to 19 units	14	7.4%
20 or more units	1	0.5%
Mobile home & other	12	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5533275
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 45.5119, -90.7172