Hiawassee is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 754 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Hiawassee is the 363rd largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hiawassee is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hiawassee is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hiawassee who work in sales jobs (12.24%), management occupations (11.43%), and teaching (11.02%).

A very large number of seniors call Hiawassee home: people 65 and over are 48.28% of the population. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, this is good place for the over-65 crowd to settle, as many of the town's services and social community are geared to this demographic.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hiawassee spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.99 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small town, Hiawassee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Hiawassee Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Hiawassee who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 19.91% of adults in Hiawassee have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hiawassee in 2000 was $19,957, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,828 for a family of four.

The people who call Hiawassee home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hiawassee is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hiawassee include English, Irish, German, Scotch-Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Hiawassee is English. Some people also speak Spanish.