Hazel, Kentucky - Government

Hazel City Government

Hazel, Kentucky, is a Class 6 city (the smallest classification) with a mayor/commissioner form of government.

Seated:
Kerry Vasseur, Mayor
vasseur.kerry@orr.sysco.com

Left to Right:
Joe Thompson, Council Member

Rinda Swick, Council Member

Pat Latimer, Council Member
jlatimer@ldd.net

Lori Charlton, Council Member
LCharl9@aol.com

Janice Wilkinson, City Clerk
hazel1@wk.net

Nancy Mieure, Council Member
nancym@apex.net

Demographic Information
2000 U.S. Census Information

Total population	440	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	199	45.2
Female	241	54.8

Under 5 years	18	4.1
5 to 9 years	33	7.5
10 to 14 years	32	7.3
15 to 19 years	31	7.0
20 to 24 years	23	5.2
25 to 34 years	45	10.2
35 to 44 years	78	17.7
45 to 54 years	53	12.0
55 to 59 years	20	4.5
60 to 64 years	19	4.3
65 to 74 years	44	10.0
75 to 84 years	34	7.7
85 years and over	10	2.3

Median age (years)	39.1	(X)

18 years and over	338	76.8
Male	154	35.0
Female	184	41.8
21 years and over	322	73.2
62 years and over	99	22.5
65 years and over	88	20.0
Male	34	7.7
Female	54	12.3

RACE
One race	439	99.8
White	408	92.7
Black or African American	31	7.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.0
Asian	0	0.0
Asian Indian	0	0.0
Chinese	0	0.0
Filipino	0	0.0
Japanese	0	0.0
Korean	0	0.0
Vietnamese	0	0.0
Other Asian ¹	0	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	0	0.0
Two or more races	1	0.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	409	93.0
Black or African American	32	7.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.0
Asian	0	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0
Some other race	0	0.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	440	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	0	0.0
Mexican	0	0.0
Puerto Rican	0	0.0
Cuban	0	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	440	100.0
White alone	408	92.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	440	100.0
In households	440	100.0
Householder	197	44.8
Spouse	94	21.4
Child	122	27.7
Own child under 18 years	99	22.5
Other relatives	11	2.5
Under 18 years	1	0.2
Nonrelatives	16	3.6
Unmarried partner	8	1.8
In group quarters	0	0.0
Institutionalized population	0	0.0
Noninstitutionalized population	0	0.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	197	100.0
Family households (families)	122	61.9
With own children under 18 years	58	29.4
Married-couple family	94	47.7
With own children under 18 years	43	21.8
Female householder, no husband present	22	11.2
With own children under 18 years	11	5.6
Nonfamily households	75	38.1
Householder living alone	65	33.0
Householder 65 years and over	30	15.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	60	30.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	65	33.0

Average household size	2.23	(X)
Average family size	2.86	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	223	100.0
Occupied housing units	197	88.3
Vacant housing units	26	11.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	3	1.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	5.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	17.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	197	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	149	75.6
Renter-occupied housing units	48	24.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.23	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.25	(X)

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Contact Information
E-Mail the City of Hazel
Telephone: (270) 492-8872
215 Main Street
Hazel, KY 42049

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