What is the population of Hawley city?

Hawley city has 2,086 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #254 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in Hawley city?

Median household income in Hawley city is $92,017 a year, 17.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hawley city?

Median gross rent is $742 a month and the median home value is $265,500, so rent absorbs about 9.7% of median household income.

Is Hawley 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 Hawley city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 9.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Hawley, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Hawley, Minnesota (Hawley, MN — Census place “Hawley city”) is 2,086 residents, ranking #254 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $92,017, the median home is worth $265,500 and median gross rent runs $742 a month. Looking for the Hawley Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hawley, MN: 56549.

Population: 2,086Hawley city residents
Median household income: $92,017Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $265,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $742Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.3%Owner-occupied households

Hawley ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hawley.

The Hawley MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

56549

What the numbers mean in Hawley city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Hawley city median would spend about 9.7% 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 5.7% of residents and 69.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Hawley city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Hawley city is a small town in Minnesota, with 2,086 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #254 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 72% of them. The median age here is 36.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. 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 Hawley city earn a median of $92,017 a year, 17.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 22% above the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota 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 5.7% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Hawley city is valued at $265,500, 12.5% below the national figure and 10% above the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $742 a month, 47.2% below the national figure, or roughly $8,904 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 9.7% 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. 69.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Hawley city?: Hawley city has 2,086 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #254 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Hawley city?: Median household income in Hawley city is $92,017 a year, 17.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hawley city?: Median gross rent is $742 a month and the median home value is $265,500, so rent absorbs about 9.7% of median household income.
Is Hawley 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 Hawley city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 9.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Hawley 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.