City safety & data profile

Hazel ParkMI

Hazel Park, MI is a 17K-resident city in Oakland County with a median household income of $67,073.

Oakland County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Hazel Park, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Hazel Park has a population larger than 34% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $158,600.

Data updated 2026-09-03

17K
Population (place)
Bottom 35%
By size
$67,073
Median income (place)
$158,600
Median home (place)
12.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Hazel Park

Hazel Park posts a median household income higher than 33% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 34%
by median income, US cities

Where Hazel Park income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$67,073 Bottom 33% higher than 33% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Hazel Park $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Hazel Park, MI beyond the headline numbers

Hazel Park sits inside Oakland County, Michigan, at roughly 42.46°N, -83.10°W. Population 16,597, $67,073 median household income. Median home value $158,600, median rent $1,314. Poverty rate 12.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Hazel Park, MI stands at 12.3%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Hazel Park runs about 2.4 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

14.9% of Hazel Park workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 11.8% in Hazel Park, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Hazel Park from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
16,597
Hazel Park · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$67,073
-25% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$158,600
-62% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Oakland County): Hazel Park's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.3M+5%
Median Income
$97,760+49%
Median Home Value
$343,600+102%
Poverty Rate
7.7%-25%
Unemployment
4.8%-53%

Economics

Economics indicators for Hazel Park, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,314/mo
Poverty Rate
12.3%
Unemployment 5.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 27%
Work From Home 14.9%
Public Transit 1.8%

Population

White 74.7%
African American 11.4%
Asian 1.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 7.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
35.5%
Short Sleep Duration
35.4%
High Blood Pressure
33.4%
Physical Inactivity
23.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.3%
Binge Drinking
17.4%
Current Smoking
16.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.6%
Current Asthma
11.8%
Diabetes
10.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 62.8%
Annual Checkup 77.7%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.9%
Stroke
3.1%

What alerts and safety updates affect Hazel Park?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Hazel Park right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MI-HAZEL-PARK · Hazel Park

Hazel Park: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Hazel Park, MI? ▼
Hazel Park, MI has a population of 16,597 people, located in Oakland County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Hazel Park? ▼
The median household income in Hazel Park, MI is $67,073 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.3%.
What is the median home value in Hazel Park? ▼
The median home value in Hazel Park, MI is $158,600. Median rent is $1,314/month.
What are the top health concerns in Hazel Park? ▼
The top health indicators in Hazel Park include Obesity (35.5%), Short Sleep Duration (35.4%), High Blood Pressure (33.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Hazel Park? ▼
The median age in Hazel Park, MI is 37.5 years. 27% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Hazel Park, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (12.3% here).

Garden Grove, CA 12.3% Clarksville, TN 12.3% Fullerton, CA 12.3% Charleston, SC 12.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($67,073 here).

Mehlville, MO $67,071 Smyrna, DE $67,048 Coolidge, AZ $67,023 El Campo, TX $67,017

Compare Hazel Park with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Madison Heights, MI 30K Ferndale, MI 20K Royal Oak, MI 59K Highland Park, MI 11K Oak Park, MI 30K Clawson, MI 12K Hamtramck, MI 22K Berkley, MI 15K
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Using Hazel Park's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Hazel Park area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Oakland County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.