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.
One of the benefits of Hyden is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.53 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Hyden is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Hyden are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.86% of adults in Hyden have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hyden in 2022 was $31,338, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,352 for a family of four. However, Hyden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hyden is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Hyden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Langs. of India.
