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Hazard, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Hazard is a Census city of 5,008 people across 7.46 square miles of land, in Perry County. Median household income is $51,016, 53.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hazard
What Hazard is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.46 sq mi
- Water area0.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land672
- County holding the largest share of its areaPerry County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Hazard
- Population5,008
- Median age42.2
- Population under 18957 plus or minus 204
- Share under 1819.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over934 plus or minus 216
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households2,024
- Family households1,195
- Share of households that are families59.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Hazard
- Median household income$51,016 plus or minus $25,536
- Per capita income$52,395 plus or minus $14,301
- Civilian labor force1,859
- Employed1,727
- Unemployed132 plus or minus 167
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Adults 25 and over3,816
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hazard
- Housing units2,346
- Occupied units2,024
- Vacant units322 plus or minus 142
- Vacancy rate13.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied1,082
- Renter occupied942 plus or minus 195
- Ownership rate53.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$145,400 plus or minus $56,067
- Median gross rent, monthly$720 plus or minus $386
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Single family units1,578
- Share single family67.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more701 plus or minus 220
- Share in buildings of two or more29.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes67 plus or minus 65
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hazard gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,475
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,132 plus or minus 291
- Share commuting under 15 minutes76.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more169 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone79.7 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Worked from home11.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Hazard
- NFIP communityCity of Hazard
- NFIP community number215188
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/14/24
The City of Hazard participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 215188 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Perry County, not Hazard
Perry County context, not Hazard figures
- Establishments in Perry County556
- Covered employment, Perry County11,351
- Average annual pay, Perry County$51,907
- Housing units permitted, Perry County0
Every figure in this section is published for Perry County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hazard.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hazard questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hazard, Kentucky?
5,008, in 2,024 households. Hazard city covers 7.46 square miles of land, which is 672 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hazard in?
Perry County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hazard?
$51,016. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $145,400. Median gross rent is $720 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hazard in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hazard appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hazard, city of, community 215188, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hazard figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Perry County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hazard.
Is zoning published for Hazard?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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