Hiawassee is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,017 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hiawassee is the 323rd largest community in Georgia. Hiawassee real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Hiawassee house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Hiawassee is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.58% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hiawassee is a city of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hiawassee who work in management occupations (22.41%), sales jobs (12.72%), and food service (11.64%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.98% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Another notable thing is that Hiawassee is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hiawassee has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hiawassee a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.14 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small city, Hiawassee doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The overall education level of Hiawassee citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.41% of adults in Hiawassee have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Hiawassee in 2022 was $38,900, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,600 for a family of four. However, Hiawassee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hiawassee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hiawassee residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hiawassee include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Hiawassee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
