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Hayden, AL
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Hayden profile


Living in Hayden


Hayden is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,355 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hayden is the 268th largest community in Alabama.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.40% 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hayden has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hayden has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hayden than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hayden may be for you.

One downside of living in Hayden, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.28 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

The population of Hayden 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 Hayden, 23.37% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hayden in 2022 was $38,475, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,900 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 Italian.

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