Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Hazlehurst spent more per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities
Hazlehurst’s city government spent $5.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,273 per resident. Water and other utilities ($780,000) and the airport ($236,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hazlehurst is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,273 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them
Hazlehurst’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,273 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,116, and the middle half spent $820–$1,467. Hazlehurst spent more than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($904,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hazlehurst itself left out).
About $1,273 per resident a year, or $3.49 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
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No trend yet
Hazlehurst reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,193 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.82% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hazlehurst’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Hazlehurst’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hazlehurst →
Who’s in charge in Hazlehurst
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hazlehurst’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on hazlehurstga.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 77 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (4,080).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Jeff Davis County School District
Hazlehurst’s K–12 school district, shared with Denton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,174 per pupil, $8,844 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Hazlehurst’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hazlehurst alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jeff Davis County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.0%4,935 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.7%924 votesOthers: 0.2% (13 votes).
Most votes in Jeff Davis County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Hazlehurst lies in Jeff Davis County. Every 2024 race in Jeff Davis County is on the county’s page.
Jeff Davis County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Hazlehurst.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: hazlehurstga.gov ↗
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Hazlehurst’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hazlehurst’s government
How much does Hazlehurst spend per resident?
About $1,273 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,273 was more than 67% of 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hazlehurst?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,193 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.82% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see hazlehurstga.gov.
Who runs Hazlehurst’s government?
See hazlehurstga.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hazlehurst yet.
How did Hazlehurst vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hazlehurst alone. Jeff Davis County, where 100% of Hazlehurst lies, voted Trump 84.0%, Harris 15.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hazlehurst?
53 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $190,466 (about $2.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hazlehurst in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Blake Tillery) and State House District 157 (Bill Werkheiser). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →