Hazel Crest is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 12,771 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hazel Crest is the 184th largest community in Illinois.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.95% 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.

For a small village, Hazel Crest has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the subway. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Hazel Crest exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The overall education level of Hazel Crest is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.41% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hazel Crest in 2022 was $27,288, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,152 for a family of four. However, Hazel Crest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hazel Crest is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Hazel Crest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hazel Crest residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hazel Crest include African, Irish, Nigerian, German, and Egyptian.

The most common language spoken in Hazel Crest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.