Hiawassee is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,002 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hiawassee is the 323rd largest community in Georgia.

Hiawassee real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Hiawassee house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

A relatively large number of people in Hiawassee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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 17.33 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Hiawassee 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 overall education level of Hiawassee citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.76% of adults in Hiawassee have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Hiawassee in 2022 was $40,206, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,824 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hiawassee include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Hiawassee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.