Hazelwood, Missouri

Hazelwood is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, within greater St. Louis. It is a second-ring northern suburb of St. Louis. Based on the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 25,485. It is located north of St. Louis-Lambert International Airport and is situated on Interstates 270 and 170, as well as the much-traveled Lindbergh Boulevard and Highway 370.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is covered by water.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

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|+Hazelwood city, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|20,778

|16,090

|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,314

|79.29%

|62.60%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |44.44%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|4,188

|7,812

|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,103

|15.98%

|30.39%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.61%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|47

|57

|style='background: #ffffe6; |52

|0.18%

|0.22%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%

|Asian alone (NH)

|311

|353

|style='background: #ffffe6; |388

|1.19%

|1.37%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.52%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|15

|10

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10

|0.06%

|0.04%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%

|Other race alone (NH)

|20

|49

|style='background: #ffffe6; |210

|0.08%

|0.19%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.82%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|428

|556

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,321

|1.63%

|2.16%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.19%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|419

|776

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,060

|1.60%

|3.02%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.16%

|Total

|26,206

|25,703

|style='background: #ffffe6; |25,458

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Hazelwood had a population of 25,458 and 10,927 households, of which 6,323 were families. The population density was 1,587.2 per square mile (612.9/km).

Of the 10,927 households, 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 33.8% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 3.0. estimated that the median household income was $52,201 (with a margin of error of +/- $3,891) and the median family income was $65,118 (+/- $8,948). Males had a median income of $37,114 (+/- $6,098) versus $30,789 (+/- $1,724) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $31,951 (+/- $1,695). Approximately, 9.6% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under 18 and 4.6% of those 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census 25,703 people, 10,933 households, and 6,608 families were living in the city. The population density was . The 11,730 housing units had an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 64.1% White, 30.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.

Of the 10,933 households, 31.2% had children under 18 living with them, 38.3% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.6% were not families. About 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 36.8 years. The city's age distribution was 23.2% under 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.0% male and 53.0% female.

The median household income was $47,838, and the median family income was $57,293. Males had a median income of $42,399 compared with $35,800 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,651. About 8.3% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under 18 and 4.9% of those 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census,

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Education

The majority of Hazelwood is covered by the Hazelwood School District. The district has one high school in the Hazelwood city limits, Hazelwood West. The district also has Hazelwood West Middle School and several elementary schools (Armstrong, McNair, Russell, and Garrett), in the city limits. There is also one preschool, the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Center West, operated by the district, in the city limits.

Part of Hazelwood is in the Ferguson-Florissant School District. Also, several private schools are in Hazelwood: Alphabet Soup Academy, Asa Christian Academy, Blossom Wood Day School, and Oak Bridge. Gateway Legacy Christian Academy, an international boarding school with students from over 30 countries, is presently located at the historic former St. Stanislaus Seminary.

Public libraries

St. Louis County Library operates the Prairie Commons Branch in Hazelwood.

Economy

Due to its location along Interstate 270 between Interstate 170 and Missouri 370, as well as adjacency to St. Louis-Lambert International Airport, Hazelwood is a major regional hub for manufacturing, distribution, and office facilities. The city is home to a substantial workforce, with 17,063 jobs as of 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The city was home to a Ford plant from 1948 to 2006 and employed 1,400 at the time of closure. The site of the former plant is in the process of being redeveloped into Aviator Business Park. On the opposite side of Lindbergh Blvd., after the completion of one building in 2007, the Great Recession and ownership troubles stalled the now-named Hazelwood Logistics Center until the land was sold in 2015. The new owners finishing building out the park with a total of 1.8 million square feet of industrial space completed and leased between 2015 and mid-2018. The industrial park is expected to generate 1,800 jobs. TradePort is a 325-acre industrial park under construction north of the St. Louis Outlet Mall (formerly St. Louis Mills) that upon completion in the mid-2020s will feature up to 4 million square feet of new industrial development.

Hazelwood is home to the headquarters of Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and several facilities for Boeing.

Notable person

T. R. Carr: Mayor of Hazelwood, Missouri, from April 2000 until April 2009.