Ayden is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 5,190 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ayden is the 159th largest community in North Carolina.

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

The population of Ayden 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 Ayden, 23.01% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ayden in 2022 was $24,724, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,896 for a family of four. However, Ayden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ayden is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ayden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ayden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ayden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.94% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ayden include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

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