Paulden is a census designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.

As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 5,231 people, 1,917 households, and 1,420 families living in the CDP.

There were 1,334 housing units at an average density of 21.3 per square mile (8.2/km2).

20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Almost all of the CDP is in the Chino Valley Unified School District.