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A town of 1,862, settled in 1873.
The best of Hawkins’ subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for health. Hawkins’ July high is 94°F, against 95°F in Texas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. Hawkins’ trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both the Texas town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Florence Robinson Cottage is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hawkins has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hawkins beats most towns.
Where Hawkins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Hawkins is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hawkins, 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 Hawkins.
Most working residents leave Hawkins for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Hawkins grew to 896 in 2023, 407 more than in 2013. Hawkins’ average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Hawkins | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Hawkins ISD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Hawkins H S / Middle, with 433 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 378 | B+ |
| Hawkins H S / MiddleLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 433 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Hawkins beats the Texas average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 20% of Hawkins adults report frequent mental distress.
| Hawkins | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Hawkins | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.8% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 16.8% | 19.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hawkins has mild winters and hot summers. The January low in Hawkins is 36°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Hawkins home is worth about $252,000, down 3.2% in a year, 15% below the Texas typical home.
| Hawkins | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $796 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 69% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. Hawkins has grown 46% since 2020, to 1,862 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| Hawkins | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.7 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 23% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Hawkins | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.5% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.6% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.1% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.6% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.4% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Hawkins's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. Most reported incidents are property crimes. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2024.
| Hawkins | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 9 per 1,000 residents | 13.1 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
4.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hawkins City Park And Pavilion | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 2. Wells Park | — | 17 |
| 3. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hawkins. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Zoo & aquariumCaldwell Zoo
18 mi GardenRose Garden Center38 mi MuseumMid America Flight Museum
17 mi MuseumDiscovery Science Place
31 mi MuseumNortheast Texas Rural Heritage Center and MuseumCaldwell Zoo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rose Garden Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Discovery Science Place: Paul M. Budd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hawkins
About 6 of every 100 Hawkins residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Hawkins is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,274 at the 2020 census. It is located twenty miles north of the larger city of Tyler. Just east of the community is Jarvis Christian University, a historically black institution of higher learning.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
