Clawson vs Hazel Park

A side-by-side comparison of Clawson and Hazel Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Clawson and Hazel Park are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hazel Park has the higher population (14,945 vs 11,314 in Clawson). Clawson has the higher median household income ($86,630 vs $62,878 in Hazel Park). Clawson has the higher median home value ($250,800 vs $141,200 in Hazel Park).

Population, income & housing

	Clawson	Hazel Park
Population	11,314	14,945
Median age	40.8 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$86,630	$62,878
Median home value	$250,800	$141,200
Median gross rent	$1,253	$1,221
Housing units	5,865	7,149
Homeownership rate	73.6%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.0%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clawson	Hazel Park
Population	11,971 → 11,314 (-5.5%)	16,525 → 14,945 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$67,717 → $86,630 (+27.9%)	$38,903 → $62,878 (+61.6%)
Median home value	$177,500 → $250,800 (+41.3%)	$73,600 → $141,200 (+91.8%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,253 (+34.3%)	$978 → $1,221 (+24.8%)

Clawson

Population

11,97111,314

Median household income

$67,717$86,630

Median home value

$177,500$250,800

Median gross rent

$933$1,253

Hazel Park

Population

16,52514,945

Median household income

$38,903$62,878

Median home value

$73,600$141,200

Median gross rent

$978$1,221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clawson	Hazel Park
Under 5	3.2%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	21.1%	20.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	15.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	7.6%
75 and over	6.1%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clawson	Hazel Park
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	73.6%
Black or African American	3.4%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	2.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clawson	Hazel Park
No high school diploma	3.3%	9.8%
High school graduate	22.0%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clawson	Hazel Park
Drove alone	72.5%	77.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.3%	2.3%
Walked	1.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.8%
Worked from home	21.2%	12.2%
Other means	0.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clawson	Hazel Park
1-unit, detached	74.0%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	1.9%
20 or more units	4.9%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Clawson	Hazel Park
Poverty rate	5.4%	13.6%
Average household size	1.94	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1958	1956