Hazelwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 25,047 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hazelwood is the 27th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hazelwood is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hazelwood is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hazelwood who work in office and administrative support (19.75%), management occupations (9.25%), and healthcare (9.20%). Also of interest is that Hazelwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.76% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Hazelwood citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.22% of adults in Hazelwood have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hazelwood in 2022 was $32,088, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,352 for a family of four. However, Hazelwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hazelwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hazelwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hazelwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hazelwood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Hazelwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
