Hayden, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

2,057

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

3.83% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.61%

15.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$90,804

7.26% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$407,900

Population & Diversity

Hayden, CO is home to a population of 2.06k people, from which 95.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.88% of Hayden, CO residents were born outside of the country (121 people).

In 2024, there were 11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.68k people) in Hayden, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 152 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 61 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.3%

2024 Citizenship

94.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.3% of Hayden, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hayden, CO was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hayden, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hayden, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.68k ± 326
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
152 ± 104
White (Hispanic)
61 ± 48

14.6%

Hispanic Population

300 people

14.6% of the people in Hayden, CO are hispanic (300 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hayden, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

5.88%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

121 people

6.77%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

136 people

As of 2024, 5.88% of Hayden, CO residents (121 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hayden, CO was 6.77%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hayden, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
43 ± 54
Vietnam
42 ± 42
Gulf War (1990s)
9 ± 19

Hayden, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hayden, CO.

Economy

The economy of Hayden, CO employs 1.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hayden, CO were Retail Trade (173 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (139 people), and Construction (118 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($105,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($97,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($82,386).

Employment

Occupations

1.1k

2024 Value

± 232

3.97%

1 Year growth

± 27.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hayden, CO grew at a rate of 3.97%, from 1.06k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hayden, CO, are Sales & Related Occupations (146 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (135 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (90 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hayden, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.1k

2024 Value

± 232

3.97%

1 Year growth

± 27.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hayden, CO grew at a rate of 3.97%, from 1.06k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hayden, CO, are Retail Trade (173 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (139 people), and Construction (118 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hayden, CO, though some of these residents may live in Hayden, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,685

Median earning men ± $15,459

$50,208

Median earning women ± $8,005

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($155,069), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($82,386), and Manufacturing ($71,450).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($59,018), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,631), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,150).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hayden, CO was $407,900 in 2024, which is 1.23 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $394,400 to $407,900, a 3.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Hayden, CO is 78.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hayden, CO have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hayden, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$407,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,853

$655

Median Property Taxes

±$147

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hayden, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hayden, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.3%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.3% of the housing units in Hayden, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hayden, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$90,804

Median Household Income

± $35,138

837

Number of Households

± 169

In 2024, the median household income of the 837 households in Hayden, CO declined from $90,804 from the previous year's value of $97,917.

The following chart displays the households in Hayden, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hayden, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.4%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Public Transit (4.18%)

In 2024, 83.4% of workers in Hayden, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hayden, CO have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Hayden, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hayden, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hayden, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hayden, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.61% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hayden, CO (135 out of 2.04k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hayden, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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