Hathaway PinesCA
Today 163 people live in this town, first settled in 1943.
Is Hathaway Pines a good place to live?
35% of residents live below the poverty line in Hathaway Pines, where California’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Hathaway Pines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
163 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hathaway Pines: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hathaway Pines, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hathaway Pines.
Hathaway Pines has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 91% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Hathaway Pines, 77% come from wildfires and 17% from inland flooding. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Hathaway Pines’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
Half the trips to work are shorter than 62 miles. Employers in Hathaway Pines added 29 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 34. Most working residents leave Hathaway Pines for work: only 1% work in town. Hathaway Pines’ median household income stands at $50,000.
| Hathaway Pines | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hathaway Pines has mild winters and hot summers
Hathaway Pines’ peak summer temperature comes in at 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Yosemite National Park and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hathaway Pines. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
36 mi LakeHetch Hetchy
7 mi State parkCalaveras Big Trees State Park
20 mi National forestStanislaus National Forest
17 mi MuseumRailtown 1897 State Historic Park
23 mi Ski areaDodge Ridge Ski Area61 runs · 1,576 ft verticalPhoto credits
Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hetch Hetchy: Vulpinus2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Calaveras Big Trees State Park: John J. O'Brien (talk · contribs), Public domain · Stanislaus National Forest: U.S. National Park Service, Public domain · Railtown 1897 State Historic Park: Ed Bierman, CC BY 2.0 · Dodge Ridge Ski Area: IanGad, CC BY-SA 3.0
.jpg){kind=link}
Everything we know about Hathaway Pines
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hathaway Pines
About 0 of every 100 Hathaway Pines residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave Hathaway Pines for work
Where Hathaway Pines’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Hathaway Pines
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hathaway Pines, CA a good place to live?
Hathaway Pines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.