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Several subjects drag its grade down. Health is its weak spot (D−): CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 98% of the country. Homes run about $181K for a typical one, 3.6 times the county’s $50K median household income. Its best grade is for walkability: it is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. All told, that adds up to a D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns. That places it 199th of 258 in Georgia. It lags on incomes as well — the median household income is $40K, and just over a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. Hawkinsville has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Pulaski County Courthouse and Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Hawkinsville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 813 in 1870, 3,980 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1830 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Hawkinsville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Hawkinsville, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Hawkinsville.
Hawkinsville trades workers with Warner Robins and other neighbors and has home values climbing faster than Georgia’s, but it has household incomes well below the Georgia norm.
45% of adults have high blood pressure in Hawkinsville, above both Georgia’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (35%). In Hawkinsville, 31% of adults worry about having enough food. Of 32 CDC measures, Hawkinsville beats the Georgia average on 2 and trails it on 21. Among adults here, 19% report frequent physical distress and 31% say their health is fair or poor.
| Hawkinsville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 23% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 22% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hawkinsville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.9% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 31.5% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Home values rose 39% in five years, to about $181K, against 21% across Georgia.
Half of households own their home in Hawkinsville. Home values are up 2.9% over the year to September 2026. A home in Hawkinsville typically sold within 42 days of listing.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA puts 47% of Hawkinsville’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to hurricanes. Federal aid has come to Hawkinsville households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2018. In Hawkinsville, the FEMA risk score is 31 of 100, above the Georgia town median (29 of 100) but below the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hawkinsville has about as many jobs (1,387) as working residents, but only 160 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 1,974 in 2013 to 1,387.
Only just over a tenth of working residents stay in Hawkinsville for work; the rest commute out. The mean commuting time for Hawkinsville comes to 21 minutes. The town had 1,387 jobs in 2023, down 587 from 2013. The share of residents in Hawkinsville who live below the poverty line: 22%.
| Hawkinsville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Walkers can cover 0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Hawkinsville’s trail network density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Hawkinsville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Riverfront Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| 2. Uchee Shoals Boat Landing | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Hawkinsville; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Hawkinsville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
4,589 counted in 2010 and 3,980 in 2020; an estimated 4,789 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
8 places in Hawkinsville on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Georgia, United States
Hawkinsville is a city in Middle Georgia and the county seat of Pulaski County, Georgia, United States. As of 2020, it has a population of 3,980. The city is known as the "Harness Horse Capital of Georgia" and holds an annual Harness Horse Festival to celebrate its connections to the sport. Hawkinsville is also known as the "Highway Hub," with seven major highways running through the city.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hawkinsville grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #199 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
