It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hayward has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hayward has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hayward than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hayward may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hayward spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.19 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Hayward doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Hayward are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.32% of adults in Hayward having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hayward in 2022 was $28,958, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,832 for a family of four. However, Hayward contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hayward home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hayward residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hayward include German, Irish, Polish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Hayward is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Native American languages.
