Paulden is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 5,567 people and three associated neighborhoods, Paulden is the 68th largest community in Arizona. Much of the housing stock in Paulden was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Paulden economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Paulden, where the median household income is $91,741.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.41% 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!) Paulden 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. Paulden has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Paulden than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Paulden may be for you.

One downside of living in Paulden, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.73 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

The rate of college-level education in Paulden is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.90% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Paulden in 2022 was $39,933, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,732 for a family of four. However, Paulden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Paulden is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Paulden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paulden residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Paulden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.77% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Paulden include German, Irish, Welsh, European, and English.

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