Hawesville is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 994 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hawesville is the 256th largest community in Kentucky.When you are in Hawesville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.78% of Hawesville’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Hawesville is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hawesville who work in office and administrative support (18.49%), sales jobs (6.46%), and food service (6.28%). Hawesville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Hawesville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Hawesville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.02% of adults 25 and older in Hawesville have a college degree. The per capita income in Hawesville in 2022 was $32,650, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,600 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 Irish, German, English, French, and Belgian. The most common language spoken in Hawesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Polish.
