Hawthorne is a very small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 1,483 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hawthorne is the 409th largest community in Florida.

Of important note, Hawthorne is also a city of artists. Hawthorne has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hawthorne’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Hawthorne telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.16% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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!) Hawthorne 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. Hawthorne has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hawthorne than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hawthorne may be for you.

One downside of living in Hawthorne is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hawthorne, the average commute to work is 31.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, Hawthorne doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Hawthorne rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.81% of adults 25 and older in Hawthorne have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Hawthorne in 2022 was $26,033, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,132 for a family of four. However, Hawthorne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hawthorne is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hawthorne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hawthorne residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hawthorne include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Hawthorne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Arabic.