Hayward

Population: 159,201
Median household income: $113,775
Median home value: $820,700

Hayward, a community in Alameda County, California, has 159,201 residents. Its median household income of $113,775 runs below the Alameda County figure of $126,240.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hayward's population held roughly steady from 159,293 to 159,201, while its median home value rose 41.2% from $581,200 to $820,700.

The median resident is 38.2 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 159,201
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $113,775
Median home value: $820,700
Median gross rent: $2,360
Housing units: 52,182
Homeownership rate: 56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

159,293159,201

Median household income

$86,744$113,775

Median home value

$581,200$820,700

Median gross rent

$1,825$2,360

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	159,293	$86,744	$581,200	$1,825
2020	158,817	$91,490	$622,700	$1,914
2021	162,254	$98,837	$653,500	$2,071
2022	160,602	$105,371	$775,700	$2,260
2023	159,201	$113,775	$820,700	$2,360

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,528	5.4%
5 to 17	23,545	14.8%
18 to 24	13,129	8.2%
25 to 34	27,236	17.1%
35 to 44	23,093	14.5%
45 to 54	20,671	13.0%
55 to 64	21,823	13.7%
65 to 74	12,777	8.0%
75 and over	8,399	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,912	13.1%
Black or African American	13,863	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	396	0.2%
Asian	46,260	29.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3,928	2.5%
Some other race	886	0.6%
Two or more races	7,837	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65,119	40.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate23.9%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19,973	17.5%
High school graduate	27,285	23.9%
Some college or associate's	29,562	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	26,425	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10,754	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit5.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	52,284	66.8%
Carpooled	9,874	12.6%
Public transit	4,007	5.1%
Walked	823	1.1%
Bicycle	255	0.3%
Worked from home	9,660	12.3%
Other means	1,356	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,629	14.0%
15 to 29 min	20,384	29.7%
30 to 44 min	18,825	27.4%
45 to 59 min	8,871	12.9%
60+ min	10,890	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 9.5% (14,820 of 156,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	36,250	73.3%
Nonfamily households	13,220	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	49,470	94.8%
Vacant	2,712	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,173	56.9%
Renter-occupied	21,297	43.1%

1-unit, detached51.7%

1-unit, attached10.8%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units18.0%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,004	51.7%
1-unit, attached	5,625	10.8%
2 to 4 units	2,995	5.7%
5 to 19 units	4,684	9.0%
20 or more units	9,417	18.0%
Mobile home & other	2,457	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0633000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 46 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 37.6268, -122.1040