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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.32% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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 15.85 minutes getting to work every day.

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

The overall education level of Hazard is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.39% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.