Hayden is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,919 people and just one neighborhood, Hayden is the 147th largest community in Colorado.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hayden is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hayden has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hayden a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
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 somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.51% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hayden in 2022 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.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
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.
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.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
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.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.0%).
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.
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.