Because there are quite a few people attending college in Hyden, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Hyden provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
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.
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 19.04 minutes getting to work every day.
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.
The education level of Hyden ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Hyden, 42.47% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
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.
