Hawkinsville, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,731

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.3

2.18% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

22.3%

6.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$39,603

6.46% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$159,100

Population & Diversity

Hawkinsville, GA is home to a population of 4.73k people, from which 97.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.92% of Hawkinsville, GA residents were born outside of the country (138 people).

In 2024, there were 1.03 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.2k people) in Hawkinsville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.14k White (Non-Hispanic) and 125 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Hawkinsville, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hawkinsville, GA was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hawkinsville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hawkinsville, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.2k ± 363
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.14k ± 332
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
125 ± 87

3.49%

Hispanic Population

165 people

3.49% of the people in Hawkinsville, GA are hispanic (165 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hawkinsville, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

2.92%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

138 people

2.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

101 people

As of 2024, 2.92% of Hawkinsville, GA residents (138 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hawkinsville, GA was 2.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hawkinsville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
111 ± 65
Gulf War (2001-)
68 ± 74
Gulf War (1990s)
46 ± 51

Hawkinsville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hawkinsville, GA.

Economy

The economy of Hawkinsville, GA employs 1.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hawkinsville, GA were Retail Trade (253 people), Manufacturing (224 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (195 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($250,001), Public Administration ($93,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,481).

Employment

Occupations

1.5k

2024 Value

± 331

−12.8%

1 Year decline

± 36.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hawkinsville, GA declined at a rate of −12.8%, from 1.72k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hawkinsville, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (306 people), Management Occupations (210 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (129 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hawkinsville, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.5k

2024 Value

± 331

−12.8%

1 Year decline

± 36.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hawkinsville, GA declined at a rate of −12.8%, from 1.72k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hawkinsville, GA, are Retail Trade (253 people), Manufacturing (224 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (195 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hawkinsville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Hawkinsville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$30,391

Median earning men ± $13,128

$35,298

Median earning women ± $5,875

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($250,001), Public Administration ($93,267), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,389).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,737), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,250), and Retail Trade ($32,026).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hawkinsville, GA was $159,100 in 2024, which is 0.478 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $148,800 to $159,100, a 6.92% increase. The homeownership rate in Hawkinsville, GA is 50.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hawkinsville, GA have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hawkinsville, GA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$159,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$33,567

$744

Median Property Taxes

±$210

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hawkinsville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hawkinsville, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

50.2%

Homeownership

2024

69.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50.2% of the housing units in Hawkinsville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 44.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hawkinsville, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$39,603

Median Household Income

± $12,636

1.48k

Number of Households

± 331

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.48k households in Hawkinsville, GA grew to $39,603 from the previous year's value of $37,199.

The following chart displays the households in Hawkinsville, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hawkinsville, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.5%)
Worked At Home (8.59%)
Carpooled (8.05%)

In 2024, 79.5% of workers in Hawkinsville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.59%) and those who carpooled to work (8.05%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hawkinsville, GA have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Hawkinsville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hawkinsville, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hawkinsville, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hawkinsville, GA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hawkinsville, GA (774 out of 3.48k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hawkinsville, GA is Black, followed by White and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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