Hayward is a very small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 2,579 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hayward is the 278th largest community in Wisconsin.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.28% 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.27 minutes getting to work every day.

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

The population of Hayward overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hayward, 22.65% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hayward in 2022 was $27,700, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,800 for a family of four. However, Hayward contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hayward is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hayward home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hayward residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hayward include German, Irish, Norwegian, Polish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Hayward is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.