About Hayden

Hayden is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 9,361 people and just one neighborhood, Hayden is the 19th largest community in Idaho.

Unlike some cities , 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 city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hayden who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.64%), sales jobs (14.57%), and food service (6.05%).

One of the benefits of Hayden is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.59 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Hayden is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Hayden, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.31% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small city, Hayden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Hayden Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Hayden is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 19.41% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hayden in 2000 was $16,387, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,548 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Hayden is English.