Hazel Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 14,808 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hazel Park is the 82nd largest community in Michigan.
Also of interest is that Hazel Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.24% 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.
In terms of college education, Hazel Park is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.13% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hazel Park in 2022 was $35,259, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,036 for a family of four. However, Hazel Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hazel Park is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hazel Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hazel Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hazel Park include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Hazel Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.