Haslett is a somewhat small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 11,273 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Haslett is the 115th largest community in Michigan.

Haslett is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Haslett is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Haslett who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.54%), teaching (12.75%), and management occupations (11.04%).

Also of interest is that Haslett has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Haslett. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Haslett.

Haslett is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Haslett isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.15% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Haslett Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Haslett is a pretty powerful place. 47.54% of the adults in Haslett have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Haslett in 2000 was $28,686, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,744 for a family of four.

The people who call Haslett home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Haslett is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Haslett include German, Irish, English, Polish, Italian, Dutch, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Haslett is English.