Ayden is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 5,092 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ayden is the 159th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ayden is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ayden is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ayden who work in office and administrative support (18.21%), healthcare (13.53%), and management occupations (8.84%). Also of interest is that Ayden has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small town, Ayden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Ayden citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.82% of adults 25 and older in Ayden have a college degree. The per capita income in Ayden in 2022 was $24,792, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,168 for a family of four. However, Ayden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ayden is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ayden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ayden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ayden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.51% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ayden include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Ayden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
