Hiawassee, Georgia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	753
Male Share of the Population	37.8%
Female Share of the Population	62.2%
Senior Citizens	60.7%
Employed Population 16+	170
Age of the Population	68

Families

% of people married	38.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	46.6%
Median Earnings25+	$30,781
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$9,792

Wealth

Median Family Income	$78,875
% Above Poverty Level	91.4%
% Below Poverty Level	8.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	5.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	61.2%
Median Gross Rent	$613
Median House Value	$210,400

Ancestry

English	15%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	14.1%
Irish	10.1%
German	8%
Scottish	6.9%
French Except Basque	5.3%
Italian	4.4%
Polish	3.3%
Greek	2.4%
Dutch	2.1%
Czech	1.3%
Welsh	1.2%
Norwegian	1.1%
Swedish	1.1%
Swiss	0.8%
Hungarian	0.4%
Canadian	0.4%
Danishn	0.4%
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Hiawassee Almanac

Category	Value
County	Towns County
Standard Zip Codes	30546
Phone Area Codes	706
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	34.94
Approximate Longitude	-83.75

Hiawassee Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BLAIRSVILLE EXP STA
Distance	12.9 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 47 F
Apr Temp	40 to 67 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	42 to 69 F
Annual Precip	58.1 inches

Station	ANDREWS
Distance	17.9 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 49 F
Apr Temp	40 to 69 F
Jul Temp	62 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 71 F
Annual Precip	66.1 inches

Station	CLAYTON 1 SSW
Distance	21.1 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 49 F
Apr Temp	41 to 69 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	44 to 70 F
Annual Precip	73.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Blairsville	625	$28,889
Clayton	1,838	$37,750
Dillard	372	$47,250
Helen	390	$83,333
Tiger	512	$41,563
Young Harris	1,033	$36,500

Hiawassee Hospitals

Chatuge Regional Hospital
110 East Main Street

Hiawassee Public Schools

Towns County Elementary School
1150 Konahetah Rd
ZIP: 30546
(706) 896-4131
Primary
Total Enrollment 500

Towns County High School
1400 Highway 76 E
ZIP: 30546
(706) 896-4131
High
Total Enrollment 339

Towns County Middle School
1400 Highway 76 E
ZIP: 30546
(706) 896-4131
Middle
Total Enrollment 245

Hiawassee Private Schools

Eastgate Life Academy
227 Chatuge Way
ZIP: 30546
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 27

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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