Hiawassee is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,017 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hiawassee is the 323rd largest community in Georgia.

Hiawassee real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Hiawassee house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Another notable thing is that Hiawassee is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hiawassee has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hiawassee a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hiawassee spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.14 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Hiawassee is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Hiawassee citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.41% of adults in Hiawassee have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hiawassee in 2022 was $38,900, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,600 for a family of four. However, Hiawassee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hiawassee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hiawassee residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hiawassee include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Hiawassee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.