Hawkinsville is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,854 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hawkinsville is the 178th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hawkinsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hawkinsville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hawkinsville who work in office and administrative support (20.41%), management occupations (14.01%), and food service (8.61%). Also of interest is that Hawkinsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.59% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Being a small city, Hawkinsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Hawkinsville rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.42% of adults 25 and older in Hawkinsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Hawkinsville in 2022 was $21,647, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,588 for a family of four. However, Hawkinsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hawkinsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hawkinsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hawkinsville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hawkinsville include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Hawkinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
