The 2010 census listed 1,417 people, 561 households, and 357 families residing in the city. Hawthorne's population density was 295.2 inhabitants per square mile (114.2/km). There were 681 housing units, with an average density of 141.9 per square mile (54.9/km). The city's racial makeup was 52.4 percent white, 45.3 percent black or African American, 0.1 percent native American, 0.3 percent Asian, 0.5 percent other races, and 1.5 percent two (or more) races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were two percent of the population.