Hazlehurst is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 3,497 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hazlehurst is the 85th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities, Hazlehurst isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hazlehurst are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hazlehurst is a city of service providers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hazlehurst who work in food service (14.23%), healthcare suport services (9.77%), and maintenance occupations (9.38%). 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, Hazlehurst is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.55% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hazlehurst in 2022 was $19,749, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $78,996 for a family of four. However, Hazlehurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hazlehurst also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.43% of its population below the federal poverty line.Hazlehurst is a somewhat 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hazlehurst include African, Irish, English, Other Subsaharan African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Hazlehurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
