Hazard is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 4,964 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hazard is the 87th largest community in Kentucky.

A relatively large number of people in Hazard telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hazard spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.85 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Hazard does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Hazard who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.39% of adults in Hazard have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hazard in 2022 was $51,906, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $207,624 for a family of four. However, Hazard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hazard also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.58% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Hazard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hazard residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hazard include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Hazard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Vietnamese.