Hyden is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 279 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hyden is the 356th largest community in Kentucky.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.02% 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.

Hyden is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Hyden enrolled in college, Hyden has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Overall, Hyden’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

One of the benefits of Hyden is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.04 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Hyden is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Hyden is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.47% of adults in Hyden have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Hyden in 2022 was $28,644, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,576 for a family of four. However, Hyden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hyden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hyden residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hyden include English, Irish, German, French, and Welsh.

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