Hazlehurst, Mississippi

Back to Hazlehurst, MS housing info, Copiah County, Mississippi, MS smaller cities, MS small cities, All Cities.

Hazlehurst: The Illinios Central Depot In Hazlehurst (taken 12-25-990

Hazlehurst: The Old Overhead Bridge In Hazlehurst. Replaced with a new concrete bridge. (taken 12-25-99)

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Current weather forecast for Hazlehurst, MS

Copiah County

Population in July 2007: 4,384. Population change since 2000: -0.4%

Males: 1,984	(45.3%)
Females: 2,400	(54.7%)

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39083.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,951 (it was $25,008 in 2000)

Hazlehurst:	$27,951
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $82,265 (it was $55,600 in 2000)

Hazlehurst:	$82,265
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $95,299; Detached houses: $97,450; Townhouses or other attached units: $98,925; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,956; Mobile homes: $31,176

Hazlehurst, MS residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Profiles of local businesses:
Blessing Hands llc of Hazlehurst Ms
Books & More Bookstore

Races in Hazlehurst:

Black (68.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (28.3%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Hazlehurst: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Recent posts about Hazlehurst, Mississippi on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Hazlehurst is mentioned 10 times on our forum:

	Is Mississippi really that bad? (109 replies)
	I-55 through Mississippi (8 replies)
	relocating to the Jackson area (4 replies)

Latest news from Hazlehurst, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: United States (8.1%), English (3.2%), German (2.5%), Irish (2.2%), Polish (1.4%), Subsaharan African (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 479 feet

Land area: 4.38 square miles.

Population density: 1001 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Hazlehurst

High school or higher: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 9.8%
Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hazlehurst city

Never married: 31.5%
Now married: 36.8%
Separated: 5.2%
Widowed: 15.5%
Divorced: 11.0%

85 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.9%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hazlehurst to the number of sex offenders is 292 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hazlehurst:	0.8% ($437)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (34.0 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (110.1 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (372.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Crystal Springs, MS (8.8 miles ), Beauregard, MS (9.9 miles ), Wesson, MS (11.5 miles ), Georgetown, MS (15.6 miles ), Terry, MS (17.7 miles ), Brookhaven, MS (19.9 miles ), Utica, MS (22.9 miles ), Byram, MS (24.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $71,900
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $114,700
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $64,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,000
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $57,900
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $99,000
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $51,200
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $81,000
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $74,300
2006: 1 building, cost: $128,800
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $40,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 31.86 N, Longitude: 90.39 W

Area code: 601

Hazlehurst household income distribution

This city's Wikipedia profile

Hazlehurst, Mississippi business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +104 (+2.4%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Construction (8%)
Food (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (11%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (15%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Hazlehurst races chart

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 16 (16 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.65
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Hazlehurst, Mississippi

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Hazlehurst, Mississippi average temperatures

Hazlehurst, Mississippi average precipitation

Back to the top

Hazlehurst-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 193% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/3/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.4 miles away from the Hazlehurst city center killed 58 people and injured 518 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/21/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.3 miles away from the city center killed 12 people and injured 122 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Robert Johnson - (1911-1938), musician.

Hospital/medical center in Hazlehurst:

HARDY WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (233 MAGNOLIA STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Hazlehurst:

KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; BROOKHAVEN, MS)
LAWRENCE COUNTY HOSPITAL CAH (about 29 miles; MONTICELLO, MS)
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; JACKSON, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Hazlehurst, MS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hazlehurst:

JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: JAN)
HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 65 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 79 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hazlehurst:

COPIAH COUNTY (about 3 miles; CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS; ID: M11)
BROOKHAVEN-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 19 miles; BROOKHAVEN, MS; ID: 1R7)
JOHN BELL WILLIAMS (about 30 miles; RAYMOND, MS; ID: M16)

Amtrak stations near Hazlehurst:

1 miles: HAZELHURST (N. RAGSDALE ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
20 miles: BROOKHAVEN (RAILROAD AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.hazlehurst.net

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hazlehurst:

HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 31 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 90 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)

Public high school in Hazlehurst:

HAZLEHURST HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 101 SOUTH HALEY STREET)

Public elementary/middle schools in Hazlehurst:

HAZLEHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 112 SCHOOL DRIVE)
HAZLEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 136 SCHOOL DRIVE)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Orion Seventh Day Adventist Church is located in Hazlehurst, MS
Boys and Girls Club- Hazlehurst Unit Location: 112 School Drive (Hazlehurst Middle School) After school tutoral programs, social skills development and recreation/fitness. Age level: 8 to 18 Telephone #: 601-894-6600

Click to draw/clear city borders

Shopping Center: Mid City Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Hazlehurst include: Saint James Baptist Church (A), Damascus Church of Christ Holiness (B), First Baptist Church (C), First Presbyterian Church (D), Mount Zion Church of God in Christ (E), Hazlehurst United Methodist Church (F), Temple Holiness Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Hazlehurst Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Lake Hazle (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Ramada Inn (28078 Highway 28), Hill Top Motel (16170 Highway 51), Days Inn (28080 Highway 28), Western Inn Express (28077 Highway 28).

Courts: Court Counseling Service Llc (231 Caldwell Drive), Copiah County - Human Services Department- Youth Court Counselor (122 South Lowe Street), Copiah County - Human Services Department- Justice Court Clerk (121 West Frost Street), Copiah County - Chancery Clerk- Human Services Department- Youth Court Couns (Court House Square).

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.0%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	26.3%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	12.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hazlehurst, MS

121 people in nursing homes
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Hazlehurst compared to Mississippi state average:

Hazlehurst, Mississippi environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

Back to the top

Banks with branches in Hazlehurst (2007 data):

Trustmark National Bank: Tnb Northside Branch, Tnb Hazlehurst Branch, Unit #13 Mobile Branch. Info updated 2006-10-17: Bank assets: $8,704.1 mil, Deposits: $6,812.8 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 167 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
Copiah Bank, National Association: Caldwell Branch at 680 Caldwell Drive, branch established on 1976-10-01; at 101 Caldwell Drive, branch established on 1891-10-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $115.3 mil, Deposits: $101.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Copiah Bancshares, Inc.
Bank of the South: Hazlehurst Branch at 649 North Caldwell Drive, branch established on 1988-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $63.3 mil, Deposits: $46.0 mil, headquarters in Crystal Springs, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Bancsouth Financial Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Hazlehurst mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	9	$11,710	$15,613	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	4	$6,703	$20,109	0	$0
Sewerage	4	$6,356	$19,068	0	$0
Streets and Highways	5	$7,940	$19,056	3	$1,110
Firefighters	5	$7,907	$18,977	4	$3,528
Police Protection - Officers	14	$29,769	$25,516	1	$500
Other Government Administration	8	$9,615	$14,423	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	5	$7,303	$17,527	0	$0
Totals for Government	54	$87,303	$19,401	8	$5,138

5.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,556 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.74%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hinds County, MS	1.30% ($35,400 average AGI)
from Rankin County, MS	0.55% ($30,415)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.46% ($19,864)

5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Hinds County, MS	1.37% ($33,735 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, MS	0.64% ($26,770)
to Rankin County, MS	0.57% ($35,564)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hazlehurst:

WOEG (1220 AM; 0 kW; HAZLEHURST, MS; Owner: THE O'NEAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WTWZ (1120 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLINTON, MS; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING CO.)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIIN (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RIDGELAND, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC)
WSLI (930 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: SPORTSRAD, INC.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WOAD (1300 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WZRX (1590 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hazlehurst:

WDXO (92.9 FM; HAZLEHURST, MS; Owner: THE O'NEAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSTZ-FM (106.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMSI-FM (102.9 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMPN-FM (91.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WUSJ (96.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJXN-FM (100.9 FM; UTICA, MS; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDBT (95.5 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJKK (98.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
WAKH (105.7 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTYX (94.7 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: BACKYARD BROADCASTING MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
WJMI (99.7 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
WBKN (92.1 FM; BROOKHAVEN, MS; Owner: OLE BROOK BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRQO (102.1 FM; MONTICELLO, MS; Owner: THE O'NEAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMAU-FM (88.9 FM; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

TV broadcast stations around Hazlehurst:

WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
WMPN-TV (Channel 29; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WDBD (Channel 40; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WDBD LICENSE CORP.)
WJTV (Channel 12; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNTZ (Channel 48; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
WJKO-LP (Channel 64; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WAPT (Channel 16; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WAPT HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WJMF-LP (Channel 53; JACKSON, MS; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJXF-LP (Channel 49; JACKSON, MS; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBXK-CA (Channel 8; JACKSON, ETC., MS; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WBMS-CA (Channel 10; JACKSON, MS; Owner: GENE A. BLAILOCK)
WMAU-TV (Channel 17; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Hazlehurst, Mississippi:

Fatal accident count: 9
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 9
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 18
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Mississippi average:

Fatal accident count: 77
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 115
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
Fatalities: 84
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 192
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

See more detailed statistics of Hazlehurst fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Hazlehurst)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Hazlehurst, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

Hazlehurst Mountain, Overall height: 112.8 m, Call Sign: KRH666
Assigned Frequencies : 152.630 MHz
Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens, 2120 L Street Nw, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 828-5540, Fax: (202) 828-5568

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: N5UKY, Licensee ID: L00341179
Grant Date: 03/28/2001, Expiration Date: 06/25/2011
Registrant: Emanuel H Tomicich Jr, 240 State St, Hazlehurst, MS 39083
Call Sign: N5ZDF, Licensee ID: L00448289
Grant Date: 01/12/2002, Expiration Date: 02/25/2012, Cancelation Date: 08/12/2004
Registrant: Eugene Holcombe Sr, 1124 Perrett Rd, Hazlehurst, MS 39083

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Hazlehurst)

Back to Hazlehurst, MS housing info, Copiah County, Mississippi, MS smaller cities, MS small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.