Moving to Hazel, Kentucky
Population: 440. Estimated population in July 2024: 447 (+1.6% change)
Males: 199 (45.2%), Females: 241 (54.8%)
Zip code: 42049
Demographics
 Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $28,289
Median house value: $56,400
Population by Race
Races in Hazel:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
 - Black (7.0%)
 
Ancestries: United States (15.2%), Irish (13.6%), English (8.9%), German (4.5%), Dutch (4.3%), Italian (4.3%).
Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hazel
- High school or higher: 82.5%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
 - Unemployed: 0.0%
 - Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Hazel city
- Never married: 15.6%
 - Now married: 57.1%
 - Separated: 2.3%
 - Widowed: 10.4%
 - Divorced: 14.7%
 
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hazel:
- MURRAY-CALLOWAY CO HOSP (about 9 miles; MURRAY, KY)
 - HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; PARIS, TN)
 - MARSHALL CO HOSP (about 25 miles; BENTON, KY)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hazel:
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 49 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
 - CAMPBELL AAF (about 60 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)
 - MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 75 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Hazel:
- KYLE-OAKLEY FIELD (about 11 miles; MURRAY, KY; Abbreviation: CEY)
 - HENRY COUNTY (about 13 miles; PARIS, TN; Abbreviation: PHT)
 - MAYFIELD GRAVES COUNTY (about 26 miles; MAYFIELD, KY; Abbreviation: M25)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hazel:
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
 - THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 33 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
 - UNION UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
 - AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
 - JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
 - JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 102 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
 - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 103 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
 
