Hazlet is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,614 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hazlet is the 98th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Hazlet are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.29% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Hazlet is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hazlet a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The township’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Hazlet has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hazlet’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Hazlet, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.93 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Hazlet use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Hazlet‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The overall education level of Hazlet citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.96% of adults in Hazlet have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Hazlet in 2018 was $49,209, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,836 for a family of four.

Hazlet is a very ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Hazlet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hazlet residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hazlet also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.87% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hazlet include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

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