Hawesville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,007 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hawesville is the 256th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities, Hawesville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hawesville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hawesville is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hawesville who work in office and administrative support (19.96%), sales jobs (8.55%), and food service (6.31%). Hawesville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. 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 17.34 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small city, Hawesville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Hawesville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hawesville, 21.26% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hawesville in 2022 was $34,752, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,008 for a family of four. However, Hawesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hawesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hawesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hawesville include German, Irish, English, French, and Belgian. The most common language spoken in Hawesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Polish.
