Hiawassee is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,046 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hiawassee is the 323rd largest community in Georgia. Hiawassee home prices are not only among the most expensive in Georgia, but Hiawassee real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Hiawassee is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.81% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hiawassee is a city of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hiawassee who work in management occupations (27.31%), sales jobs (15.74%), and food service (13.19%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.56% 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. One of the benefits of Hiawassee is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.00 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Hiawassee doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Hiawassee is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.66% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hiawassee in 2022 was $36,411, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,644 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 English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hiawassee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
