Hazlet is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,524 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hazlet is the 98th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Hazlet are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.34% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Hazlet is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hazlet really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hazlet perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Hazlet is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hazlet, the average commute to work is 31.65 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the township, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Hazlet use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Hazlet‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The education level of Hazlet citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.39% of adults in Hazlet have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hazlet in 2022 was $50,928, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $203,712 for a family of four.

Hazlet is a very ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Hazlet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hazlet residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hazlet also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.48% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hazlet include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Hazlet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.