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.Hyden is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.69% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hyden is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hyden who work in teaching (30.63%), office and administrative support (15.32%), and management occupations (14.41%). A relatively large number of people in Hyden telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.02% 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.In addition, Hyden is a college town. There are a lot of students in Hyden attending college, and as a result Hyden provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hyden spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.04 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small city, Hyden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
