
Kentucky · Census place 35200
Hawesville, KY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Hawesville, Kentucky (Hawesville, KY — Census place “Hawesville city”) is 1,221 residents, ranking #223 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $51,898, the median home is worth $151,100 and median gross rent runs $703 a month. Looking for the Hawesville Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hawesville, KY: 42348.
- Population
- 1,221Hawesville city residents
- Median household income
- $51,898Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $151,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $703Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.4%Owner-occupied households
Hawesville ZIP codes (Kentucky)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hawesville.
The Hawesville KY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Hawesville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hawesville city median would spend about 16.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.9% of residents and 60.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Hawesville city, KY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Hawesville city is a small town in Kentucky, with 1,221 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #223 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 59% of them. The median age here is 31.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Hawesville city earn a median of $51,898 a year, 33.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 6% below the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 27.9% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Hawesville city is valued at $151,100, 50.2% below the national figure and 4% below the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $703 a month, 50% below the national figure, or roughly $8,436 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 60.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Kentucky.
- Barbourmeade city 1,208
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- Verona CDP 1,196
- Clinton city 1,246
- Annville CDP 1,175
- Bellefonte city 1,251
- Muldraugh city 1,164
- Wurtland city 1,257
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Hawesville city?
- Hawesville city has 1,221 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #223 of 554 in Kentucky.
- What is the median household income in Hawesville city?
- Median household income in Hawesville city is $51,898 a year, 33.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hawesville city?
- Median gross rent is $703 a month and the median home value is $151,100, so rent absorbs about 16.3% of median household income.
- Is Hawesville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hawesville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Hawesville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.