Hazard, KY

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2022 Population

5,194

0.802% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.3

1.23% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

29.7%

11% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$65,846

18.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$146,900

24.9% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

1,702

6.74% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Hazard, KY had a population of 5.19k people with a median age of 40.3 and a median household income of $65,846. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Hazard, KY declined from 5,236 to 5,194, a −0.802% decrease and its median household income grew from $55,543 to $65,846, a 18.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hazard, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.91%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.54%), White (Hispanic) (2.25%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.46%).

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.

98.6% 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).

In 2022, the median property value in Hazard, KY was $146,900, and the homeownership rate was 60.5%.

Most people in Hazard, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Hazard, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hazard, KY is home to a population of 5.19k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.91% of Hazard, KY residents were born outside of the country (151 people).

In 2022, there were 22.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.56k people) in Hazard, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 203 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 184 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2022 Citizenship

95.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.6% of Hazard, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Hazard, KY was 95.3%, 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)
4.56k ± 162
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
203 ± 105
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
184 ± 118

2.79%

Hispanic Population

145 people

2.79% of the people in Hazard, KY are hispanic (145 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.

Foreign-Born Population

2.91%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

151 people

5.29%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

277 people

As of 2022, 2.91% of Hazard, KY residents (151 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hazard, KY was 5.29%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hazard, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
121 ± 83
Gulf War (1990s)
40 ± 58
World War II
17 ± 24

Hazard, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.02 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hazard, KY employs 1.7k people. The largest industries in Hazard, KY are Health Care & Social Assistance (736 people), Retail Trade (226 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (179 people), and the highest paying industries are Retail Trade ($115,781), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($107,679), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,203).

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

1.7k

2022 Value

± 357

−6.74%

1 Year decline

± 32.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hazard, KY declined at a rate of −6.74%, from 1.83k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hazard, KY, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (437 people), Sales & Related Occupations (236 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (229 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

1.7k

2022 Value

± 357

−6.74%

1 Year decline

± 32.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hazard, KY declined at a rate of −6.74%, from 1.83k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hazard, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (736 people), Retail Trade (226 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (179 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

$60,269

Median earning men ± $19,225

$41,722

Median earning women ± $13,523

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Retail Trade ($117,612), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($107,679).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,899) and Retail Trade ($37,004).

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 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

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.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

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 2022, 803 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hazard, KY, which is 0.882 times less than the 910 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,368) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($192) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,078) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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

The median property value in Hazard, KY was $146,900 in 2022, which is 0.521 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $117,600 to $146,900, a 24.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Hazard, KY is 60.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Hazard, KY have an average commute time of 14.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hazard, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$146,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$51,796

$1,131

Median Property Taxes

±$298

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hazard, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hazard, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.5%

Homeownership

2022

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 60.5% of the housing units in Hazard, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hazard, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9704

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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

Household Income

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

$65,846

Median Household Income

± $14,047

1.87k

Number of Households

± 390

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.87k households in Hazard, KY grew to $65,846 from the previous year's value of $55,543.

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 2022

Drove Alone (73%)
Carpooled (13.3%)
Worked At Home (9.44%)

In 2022, 73% of workers in Hazard, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (9.44%).

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

14.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hazard, KY have a shorter commute time (14.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1% 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

29.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hazard, KY (1.37k out of 4.62k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 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 Asian.

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

98.9% of the population of Hazard, KY has health coverage, with 40.8% on employee plans, 37.3% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Perry County, KY see 878 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.66% increase from the previous year (831 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1396 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 129 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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878 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Perry County, KY

Primary care physicians in Perry County, KY see an average of 878 patients per year. This represents a 5.66% increase from the previous year (831 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Perry County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.6% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 43.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.08%

Uninsured

40.8%

Employer Coverage

37.3%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hazard, KY declined by 80.4% from 5.48% to 1.08%.

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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