Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.42 minutes getting to work every day.
Hazlehurst 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 percentage of adults in Hazlehurst with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.10% of adults in Hazlehurst have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hazlehurst in 2022 was $23,683, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,732 for a family of four. However, Hazlehurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hazlehurst is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hazlehurst home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hazlehurst residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hazlehurst also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.65% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hazlehurst include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Czech.
The most common language spoken in Hazlehurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
