Hawley is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,223 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hawley is the 788th largest community in Pennsylvania. Hawley has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs, Hawley isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hawley are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hawley is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Hawley who work in food service (15.57%), office and administrative support (14.38%), and management occupations (8.46%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In terms of college education, the citizens of Hawley rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.29% of adults 25 and older in Hawley 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 Hawley in 2022 was $28,263, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,052 for a family of four. However, Hawley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hawley is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Hawley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hawley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hawley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.02% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hawley include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Hawley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
