Hazard is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 4,999 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hazard is the 87th largest community in Kentucky.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.44% 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.

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 15.62 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Hazard doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Hazard overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hazard, 23.88% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hazard in 2022 was $43,539, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,156 for a family of four. However, Hazard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hazard is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

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