The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hayward has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hayward a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hayward spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.19 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Hayward 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 population of Hayward overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hayward, 23.32% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hayward in 2022 was $28,958, 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 $115,832 for a family of four. However, Hayward contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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, Polish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Hayward is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Native American languages.
