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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One downside of living in Hayden is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hayden, the average commute to work is 37.15 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Hayden is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Hayden is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.58% of adults 25 and older in Hayden have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hayden in 2022 was $36,971, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,884 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.