Hazlehurst is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,124 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hazlehurst is the 173rd largest community in Georgia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hazlehurst is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.16% of the Hazlehurst workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Hazlehurst is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hazlehurst who work in office and administrative support (13.46%), healthcare (11.38%), and sales jobs (9.86%). You will also find that a lot of people in Hazlehurst work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Hazlehurst doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Hazlehurst are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 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.
