Hamden is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 60,014 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Hamden is the 12th largest community in Connecticut.

Also of interest is that Hamden has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.76% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Hamden, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Hamden provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Not only is Hamden a town with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Hamden is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Hamden area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The education level of Hamden ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Hamden, 46.64% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Hamden in 2022 was $45,068, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $180,272 for a family of four. However, Hamden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hamden is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hamden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hamden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hamden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.34% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hamden include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Hamden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.