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Hazlehurst, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Hazlehurst is a Census city of 3,520 people across 4.43 square miles of land, in Copiah County. Median household income is $43,552, 60.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hazlehurst
What Hazlehurst is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.43 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land794
- County holding the largest share of its areaCopiah 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.
Hazlehurst
How many people live in Hazlehurst
- Population3,520
- Median age39.7
- Population under 18827 plus or minus 250
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over714 plus or minus 192
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households1,161
- Family households769 plus or minus 165
- Share of households that are families66.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hazlehurst
Income and work in Hazlehurst
- Median household income$43,552
- Per capita income$26,161 plus or minus $7,818
- Civilian labor force1,499
- Employed1,433
- Unemployed66 plus or minus 56
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over2,348
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hazlehurst
- Housing units1,514
- Occupied units1,161
- Vacant units353 plus or minus 139
- Vacancy rate23.3 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied700 plus or minus 187
- Renter occupied461 plus or minus 131
- Ownership rate60.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$110,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$676 plus or minus $224
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units1,342
- Share single family88.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more113 plus or minus 78
- Share in buildings of two or more7.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Mobile homes59 plus or minus 59
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hazlehurst gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,386
- Commuting under 15 minutes631 plus or minus 242
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.5 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more410 plus or minus 152
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone85.6 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hazlehurst
SBA loans in Hazlehurst (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$3,815,200
- Average approval$381,520
- Median approval$153,550
- Largest approval$1,770,200
- Jobs supported22
- Jobs per approval2.2
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term119 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hazlehurst, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hazlehurst
Flood risk in Hazlehurst
- NFIP communityCity of Hazlehurst
- NFIP community number280046
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/08(M)
The City of Hazlehurst participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280046 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.
Copiah County, not Hazlehurst
Copiah County context, not Hazlehurst figures
- Establishments in Copiah County440
- Covered employment, Copiah County6,434
- Average annual pay, Copiah County$40,976
- Housing units permitted, Copiah County5
Every figure in this section is published for Copiah County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hazlehurst.
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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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
Hazlehurst questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hazlehurst, Mississippi?
3,520, in 1,161 households. Hazlehurst city covers 4.43 square miles of land, which is 794 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hazlehurst in?
Copiah 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 Hazlehurst?
$43,552. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $110,500. Median gross rent is $676 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hazlehurst businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $3.8 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $153,550. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hazlehurst, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hazlehurst borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hazlehurst. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hazlehurst in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hazlehurst appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hazlehurst, city of, community 280046, 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 Hazlehurst figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Copiah 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 Hazlehurst.
Is zoning published for Hazlehurst?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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