Hayden, Colorado Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,634. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,539 (-5.8% change)
Males: 835 (51.1%), Females: 799 (48.9%)
Routt County
Zip code: 81639
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $42,147
Median house value: $132,100
Population by Race
Races in Hayden:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
- Hispanic (5.7%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (23.2%), Irish (12.1%), English (12.0%), Italian (7.6%), United States (5.8%), French (3.3%).
Elevation: 6337 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hayden
- High school or higher: 90.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hayden town
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 12.9%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +176 (+12.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hayden:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE – CAH (about 25 miles; CRAIG, CO)
- YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 27 miles; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO)
- PIONEERS HOSPITAL OF RIO BLANCO (about 56 miles; MEEKER, CO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hayden:
- YAMPA VALLEY (about 4 miles; HAYDEN, CO; Abbreviation: HDN)
- EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 64 miles; EAGLE, CO; Abbreviation: EGE)
- ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 92 miles; ASPEN, CO; Abbreviation: ASE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hayden:
- CRAIG-MOFFAT (about 19 miles; CRAIG, CO; Abbreviation: CAG)
- STEAMBOAT SPRINGS/BOB ADAMS FIELD (about 29 miles; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: SBS)
- DIXON (about 41 miles; DIXON, WY; Abbreviation: 9U4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hayden:
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 68 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 124 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 125 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 132 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 133 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 134 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
- COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 152 miles; GOLDEN, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,183)
Schools
Public high school in Hayden:
- HAYDEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: 495 WEST JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hayden:
- HAYDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 232; Location: 300 BREEZE BASIN BLVD.; Grades: PK – 05)
- HAYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 124; Location: 495 WEST JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Hayden:
- WEST ROUTT LIBRARY DISTRICT/HAYDEN (Operating income: $131,409; Location: 201 E JEFFERSON; 18,991 books; 1,340 audio materials; 490 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)