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 87.03% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hiawassee is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hiawassee who work in management occupations (21.54%), sales jobs (14.29%), and office and administrative support (9.23%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.41% 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 17.33 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.The 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. 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.
