Hamden is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 60,809 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Hamden is the 12th largest community in Connecticut.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.27% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Hamden, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Hamden provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Not only is Hamden a town with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That’s because Hamden is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Hamden a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Hamden is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.53% of adults in Hamden have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Hamden in 2018 was $43,753, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,012 for a family of four. However, Hamden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hamden is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hamden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hamden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hamden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.66% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hamden include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Hamden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.