Holden is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 2,309 people and two associated neighborhoods, Holden is the 258th largest community in Missouri.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.34% 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.

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

The population of Holden 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 Holden, 21.71% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Holden in 2022 was $28,190, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,760 for a family of four. However, Holden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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