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Hyden, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Hyden is a Census city of 325 people across 1.30 square miles of land, in Leslie County. Median household income is $56,458, 66.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $600,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hyden
What Hyden is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.3 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land251 plus or minus 92
- County holding the largest share of its areaLeslie County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hyden
How many people live in Hyden
- Population325 plus or minus 119
- Median age59.8
- Population under 1812 plus or minus 20
- Share under 183.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over141 plus or minus 75
- Share 65 and over43.4 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Households133 plus or minus 84
- Family households53 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families39.8 percent plus or minus 19.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hyden
Income and work in Hyden
- Median household income$56,458 plus or minus $34,583
- Per capita income$28,644 plus or minus $9,920
- Civilian labor force119 plus or minus 67
- Employed111 plus or minus 65
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Adults 25 and over259 plus or minus 105
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.2 percent plus or minus 44.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.5 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hyden
Housing in Hyden
- Housing units157 plus or minus 88
- Occupied units133 plus or minus 84
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate15.3 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Owner occupied89 plus or minus 62
- Renter occupied44 plus or minus 50
- Ownership rate66.9 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$109,200 plus or minus $22,223
- Median gross rent, monthly$428 plus or minus $123
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units113 plus or minus 69
- Share single family72.0 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Units in buildings of two or more39 plus or minus 47
- Share in buildings of two or more24.8 percent plus or minus 26.6
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hyden
How Hyden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute91 plus or minus 58
- Commuting under 15 minutes55 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes60.4 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more24 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.4 percent plus or minus 26.4
- Drove alone72.1 percent plus or minus 27.6
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Worked from home18.0 percent plus or minus 15.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hyden
SBA loans in Hyden (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$600,000
- Average approval$200,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$300,000
- Jobs supported34
- Jobs per approval11.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hyden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hyden
Flood risk in Hyden
- NFIP communityCity of Hyden
- NFIP community number210137
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The City of Hyden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210137 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Leslie County, not Hyden
Leslie County context, not Hyden figures
- Establishments in Leslie County88
- Covered employment, Leslie County1,590
- Average annual pay, Leslie County$43,744
Every figure in this section is published for Leslie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hyden.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hyden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hyden, Kentucky?
325, in 133 households. Hyden city covers 1.30 square miles of land, which is 251 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hyden in?
Leslie County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hyden?
$56,458. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $109,200. Median gross rent is $428 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hyden businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $600,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hyden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hyden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hyden. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hyden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hyden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hyden, city of, community 210137, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hyden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Leslie County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hyden.
Is zoning published for Hyden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.