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Hayden, CO

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Overview


Hayden is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,956 people and just one neighborhood, Hayden is the 147th largest community in Colorado.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Hayden isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hayden are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hayden is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hayden who work in sales jobs (13.66%), office and administrative support (9.85%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (6.88%).

Also of interest is that Hayden has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Hayden is worth considering.

As is often the case in a small town, Hayden doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Hayden who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.51% of adults in Hayden have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hayden in 2018 was $34,266, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,064 for a family of four. However, Hayden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hayden is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hayden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hayden residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hayden include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Hayden, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish and Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry and 6.1% have Scottish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Russian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hayden are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 54.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 30.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (27.2%), and 9.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Hayden, CO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (18.6%), and residents who report English roots (9.9%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.8%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (6.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (87.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (6.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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