Hayward is a very small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 2,584 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hayward is the 278th largest community in Wisconsin.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.28% 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 of the benefits of Hayward is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.27 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.

Being a small city, Hayward does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Hayward citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.65% of adults in Hayward have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hayward in 2022 was $27,700, 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 $110,800 for a family of four. However, Hayward contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hayward is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, Norwegian, Polish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Hayward is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.