About Hayden Lake

Hayden Lake is a tiny city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 523 people and just one neighborhood, Hayden Lake is the 105th largest community in Idaho.

Hayden Lake is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hayden Lake is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hayden Lake who work in sales jobs (27.07%), management occupations (13.10%), and teaching (10.48%).

A relatively large number of people in Hayden Lake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.85% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Hayden Lake is a major vacation destination. Much of the city's population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependant on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Hayden Lake's population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

Hayden Lake is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Hayden Lake isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

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

Hayden Lake Information and Demographics

The education level of Hayden Lake citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 40.84% of adults in Hayden Lake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hayden Lake in 2000 was $31,834, which is wealthy relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,336 for a family of four. However, Hayden Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hayden Lake home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hayden Lake is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hayden Lake include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Scottish, Swedish, Italian, Dutch, French, Danish, and Lithuanian.

The most common language spoken in Hayden Lake is English. Some people also speak Spanish.