Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hazlehurst spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.42 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Hazlehurst does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Hazlehurst rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.10% of adults 25 and older in Hazlehurst have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
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.
