Hayden is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 16,422 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hayden is the 17th largest community in Idaho. Hayden home prices are not only among the most expensive in Idaho, but Hayden real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some cities 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 city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hayden who work in office and administrative support (13.21%), management occupations (13.13%), and sales jobs (11.37%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.09% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Hayden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Hayden who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.60% of adults in Hayden have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hayden in 2022 was $38,202, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,808 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hayden include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hayden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
