Hazlehurst vs Wesson

A side-by-side comparison of Hazlehurst and Wesson: population, income, housing, and more.

Hazlehurst and Wesson are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hazlehurst has the higher population (3,547 vs 2,346 in Wesson). Wesson has the higher median household income ($50,987 vs $40,491 in Hazlehurst). Wesson has the higher median home value ($111,700 vs $109,400 in Hazlehurst).

Population, income & housing

	Hazlehurst	Wesson
Population	3,547	2,346
Median age	39.6 yrs	20.7 yrs
Median household income	$40,491	$50,987
Median home value	$109,400	$111,700
Median gross rent	$506	$1,084
Housing units	1,535	629
Homeownership rate	59.2%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hazlehurst	Wesson
Population	3,834 → 3,547 (-7.5%)	2,204 → 2,346 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$22,437 → $40,491 (+80.5%)	$51,932 → $50,987 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$84,800 → $109,400 (+29.0%)	$136,500 → $111,700 (-18.2%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $506 (-12.6%)	$856 → $1,084 (+26.6%)

Hazlehurst

Population

3,8343,547

Median household income

$22,437$40,491

Median home value

$84,800$109,400

Median gross rent

$579$506

Wesson

Population

2,2042,346

Median household income

$51,932$50,987

Median home value

$136,500$111,700

Median gross rent

$856$1,084

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hazlehurst	Wesson
Under 5	5.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	18.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	32.7%
25 to 34	9.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	3.6%
45 to 54	8.3%	8.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	8.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.7%
75 and over	9.2%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hazlehurst	Wesson
White (non-Hispanic)	8.5%	68.3%
Black or African American	82.1%	25.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hazlehurst	Wesson
No high school diploma	18.8%	6.3%
High school graduate	25.0%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hazlehurst	Wesson
Drove alone	92.7%	78.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hazlehurst	Wesson
1-unit, detached	81.8%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Hazlehurst	Wesson
Poverty rate	37.9%	26.9%
Average household size	3.00	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1977	1977