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.Hiawassee is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.58% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hiawassee is a city of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hiawassee who work in management occupations (22.41%), sales jobs (12.72%), and food service (11.64%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.98% 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. Another notable thing is that Hiawassee is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hiawassee has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hiawassee has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hiawassee than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hiawassee may be for you. One of the benefits of Hiawassee is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.14 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 substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.41% of adults in Hiawassee have a college degree. The per capita income in Hiawassee in 2022 was $38,900, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,600 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 German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Hiawassee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
