Living in Hazleton, IN
Hazleton is a tiny town of 196 people in Gibson County, Indiana. It's about 35 miles from Evansville, IN and 105 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $935 a month.
196people
$69kTypical home
$935/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
230Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 196
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 566 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Louisville, KY
- 35 mi to Evansville, IN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$435/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to EVV airport
- 100 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 410 ft
- 536 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gibson County: R+51 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.