Hazel, Kentucky Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 440. Estimated population in July 2024: 447 (+1.6% change)
Males: 199 (45.2%), Females: 241 (54.8%)

Zip code: 42049

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $28,289
Median house value: $56,400

Population by Race

Races in Hazel:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • Black (7.0%)

Ancestries: United States (15.2%), Irish (13.6%), English (8.9%), German (4.5%), Dutch (4.3%), Italian (4.3%).

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Hazel, KY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hazel

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hazel city

  • Never married: 15.6%
  • Now married: 57.1%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hazel:

  • MURRAY-CALLOWAY CO HOSP (about 9 miles; MURRAY, KY)
  • HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; PARIS, TN)
  • MARSHALL CO HOSP (about 25 miles; BENTON, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hazel:

  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 49 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 60 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)
  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 75 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hazel:

  • KYLE-OAKLEY FIELD (about 11 miles; MURRAY, KY; Abbreviation: CEY)
  • HENRY COUNTY (about 13 miles; PARIS, TN; Abbreviation: PHT)
  • MAYFIELD GRAVES COUNTY (about 26 miles; MAYFIELD, KY; Abbreviation: M25)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hazel:

  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 33 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 102 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 103 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)