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Who lives in Hayden Lake: older, settled and well off
Hayden Lake has the oldest neighbors and the highest typical income of any city we cover. It's small, so the survey numbers are rough, but the picture is clear.
Hayden Lake · November 5, 2026
How Hayden Lake grew: the resort town that stayed small
The city of Hayden Lake has fewer than 700 people, barely changed since 2020. Here's how a Spokane getaway became a quiet lake town, what homes cost, and why its sewer is tangled up with Hayden's growth.
Hayden Lake · November 5, 2026

668people, July 2025 estimate (up 2.9% since 2020)

$108,750median household income

$792,700median home value

$1,933median rent, with utilities

53.7median age

83.5%of homes are owned, not rented

45.8%of adults 25 and up have a four-year degree or more

8.3%of people live below the poverty line

11.5%of adults are veterans

7.8%of workers commute 45 minutes or more

322households

426homes of all kinds

Bridges: 1 inside city limits on the federal inventory. Condition: 1 fair. Built in 2003.

This is a small town, so the survey numbers carry a wide margin of error.

Sources: people count from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, July 1, 2025. Income, homes, age, schooling, poverty, veterans and commutes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024, read through Census Reporter. Bridges from the Federal Highway Administration National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Water from the U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, read November 10, 2026.