Hazard, KY

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2023 Population

5,105

1.71% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

42.5

5.46% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

32.6%

9.77% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$68,582

4.16% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,643

3.47% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Hazard, KY had a population of 5.11k people with a median age of 42.5 and a median household income of $68,582. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Hazard, KY declined from 5,194 to 5,105, a −1.71% decrease and its median household income grew from $65,846 to $68,582, a 4.16% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hazard, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.94%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.59%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.37%), and White (Hispanic) (0.842%).

None of the households in Hazard, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Hazard, KY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hazard, KY are Hazard Community and Technical College (1,587 degrees awarded in 2022) and Galen College of Nursing-ARH (126 degrees).

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Population & Diversity

Hazard, KY is home to a population of 5.11k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Hazard, KY residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 18.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.55k people) in Hazard, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 252 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 132 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

98.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.8% of Hazard, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Hazard, KY was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hazard, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hazard, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.55k ± 157
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
252 ± 123
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
132 ± 135

1.33%

Hispanic Population

68 people

1.33% of the people in Hazard, KY are hispanic (68 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hazard, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
28,651 ± 4,142 people
Cuba
14,970 ± 2,999 people
India
12,312 ± 2,720 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 28,651 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 14,970 and India with 12,312.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
133 ± 100
Gulf War (1990s)
34 ± 51
World War II
16 ± 22

Hazard, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.91 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hazard, KY employs 1.64k people. The largest industries in Hazard, KY are Health Care & Social Assistance (688 people), Retail Trade (254 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (194 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,214), Health Care & Social Assistance ($108,017), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($69,274).

Males in Kentucky have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,220. The income inequality in Kentucky (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.64k

2023 Value

± 365

−3.47%

1 Year decline

± 31.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hazard, KY declined at a rate of −3.47%, from 1.7k employees to 1.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hazard, KY, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (476 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (234 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (169 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hazard, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.64k

2023 Value

± 365

−3.47%

1 Year decline

± 31.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hazard, KY declined at a rate of −3.47%, from 1.7k employees to 1.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hazard, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (688 people), Retail Trade (254 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (194 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hazard, KY, though some of these residents may live in Hazard, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,104

Median earning men ± $22,535

$51,262

Median earning women ± $9,448

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,214), and Construction ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,903) and Retail Trade ($39,907).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hazard, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Hazard, KY awarded 1,713 degrees. The student population of Hazard, KY in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,148 male students and 1,878 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hazard, KY are White (1,641 and 95.8%), followed by Two or More Races (31 and 1.81%), Hispanic or Latino (16 and 0.934%), and Black or African American (13 and 0.759%).

The largest universities in Hazard, KY by number of degrees awarded are Hazard Community and Technical College (1,587 and 92.6%) and Galen College of Nursing-ARH (126 and 7.36%).

The most popular majors in Hazard, KY are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (229 and 13.4%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (170 and 9.92%), and Registered Nursing (167 and 9.75%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 3,026 students enrolled in Hazard, KY, 37.9% men and 62.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,817 records, of which 61.3% were women and 38.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Multidisciplinary Studies
21 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
170 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
167 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Hazard, KY was Other Multidisciplinary Studies with 21 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Hazard, KY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Hazard Community and Technical College
1,587 degrees awarded
Galen College of Nursing-ARH
126 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Hazard Community and Technical College with 1,587 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hazard, KY, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,641 degrees mean that there were 52.9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 31 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Hazard, KY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$68,582

Median Household Income

± $21,698

1.97k

Number of Households

± 399

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.97k households in Hazard, KY grew to $68,582 from the previous year's value of $65,846.

The following chart displays the households in Hazard, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hazard, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.1%)
Worked At Home (9.32%)
Walked (8.33%)

In 2023, 76.1% of workers in Hazard, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.32%) and those who walked to work (8.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hazard, KY have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 0.754% of the workforce in Hazard, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hazard, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hazard, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hazard, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hazard, KY (1.48k out of 4.53k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hazard, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

98.6% of the population of Hazard, KY has health coverage, with 37.7% on employee plans, 39.2% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 9.41% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 44.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.4%

Uninsured

37.7%

Employer Coverage

39.2%

Medicaid

12.2%

Medicare

9.41%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hazard, KY grew by 30.4% from 1.08% to 1.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hazard, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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