Hazel Park is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 14,838 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hazel Park is the 82nd largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities, Hazel Park isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hazel Park are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hazel Park is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hazel Park who work in office and administrative support (10.53%), food service (8.68%), and sales jobs (8.47%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.92% 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 population of Hazel Park 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 Hazel Park, 22.53% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hazel Park in 2022 was $31,676, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,704 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, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hazel Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
