Hazlehurst is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,124 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hazlehurst is the 173rd largest community in Georgia.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hazlehurst spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.36 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Hazlehurst does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Hazlehurst are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.29% of adults in Hazlehurst have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Hazlehurst in 2022 was $21,269, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,076 for a family of four. However, Hazlehurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hazlehurst is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hazlehurst home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hazlehurst residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hazlehurst also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.96% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hazlehurst include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Czech.

The most common language spoken in Hazlehurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.