Hays is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Hays’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Hays, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.23 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Hays does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Hays who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.23% of the adults in Hays have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hays in 2022 was $31,169, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $124,676 for a family of four. However, Hays contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hays is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hays home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hays residents report their race to be White. Hays also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.84% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hays include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Hays is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
