Because of many things, Hays is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hays a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Hays has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hays’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Hays, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.23 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Hays does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Hays citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.23% of adults 25 and older in Hays have a college 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.
