Hayden is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,347 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hayden is the 268th largest community in Alabama.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.61% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

In Hayden, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.82 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

In terms of college education, Hayden is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.79% of adults 25 and older in Hayden have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hayden in 2018 was $32,210, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,840 for a family of four. However, Hayden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hayden include English, Irish, European, German, and Scottish.

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