With 85,191 people, Hawthorne is a city in California. 27% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $863,400. The foreign-born share is 32%. Density works out to 13,996 people per square mile. The median age is 33.9, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,848, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 156%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hawthorne
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share30.1% → 54.7%(+24.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Asian share10.5% → 7.2%(−3.3 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.7% → 26.0%(+10.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.7%(567)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(384)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.6%(353)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(110)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,633 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hawthorne, decade by decade
Hawthorne population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
71,349
$74,323
$543,856
15.7%
90.8
2000
84,112
$58,087
$336,642
12.7%
84.6
2010
84,293
$63,972
$721,299
16.8%
79.1
2020
88,083
$70,115
$729,769
23.5%
79.8
2024
85,191
$75,848
$863,400
26.0%
78.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
