Hayden is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,355 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hayden is the 268th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hayden is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hayden is a town of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hayden who work in management occupations (11.65%), food service (9.06%), and office and administrative support (8.25%). A relatively large number of people in Hayden telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.40% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hayden has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hayden a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Hayden, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.28 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Hayden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Hayden are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.37% of adults in Hayden having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hayden in 2022 was $38,475, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,900 for a family of four. However, Hayden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hayden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hayden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hayden include English, Irish, European, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hayden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Langs. of India.
