Hazlehurst is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,077 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. 40.34% 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 sales jobs (14.50%), office and administrative support (11.49%), and healthcare (9.69%). Being a small city, Hazlehurst does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Hazlehurst with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.68% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hazlehurst in 2022 was $21,229, 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 $84,916 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 19.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hazlehurst include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Hazlehurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
