Hazard is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 4,808 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hazard is the 87th largest community in Kentucky.Hazard is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.55% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hazard is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hazard who work in healthcare (35.24%), office and administrative support (14.24%), and sales jobs (10.29%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.32% 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. One of the benefits of Hazard is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.85 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Hazard doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Hazard who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.39% of adults in Hazard have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hazard in 2022 was $51,906, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $207,624 for a family of four. However, Hazard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hazard also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.58% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Hazard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hazard residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hazard include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Hazard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Vietnamese.
