Fremont vs Hayward

A side-by-side comparison of Fremont and Hayward: population, income, housing, and more.

Fremont and Hayward are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fremont has the higher population (228,518 vs 159,201 in Hayward). Fremont has the higher median household income ($176,350 vs $113,775 in Hayward). Fremont has the higher median home value ($1,289,400 vs $820,700 in Hayward).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont	Hayward
Population	228,518	159,201
Median age	38.8 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$176,350	$113,775
Median home value	$1,289,400	$820,700
Median gross rent	$2,905	$2,360
Housing units	80,545	52,182
Homeownership rate	60.2%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.7%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont	Hayward
Population	235,740 → 228,518 (-3.1%)	159,293 → 159,201 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$133,354 → $176,350 (+32.2%)	$86,744 → $113,775 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$931,600 → $1,289,400 (+38.4%)	$581,200 → $820,700 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,345 → $2,905 (+23.9%)	$1,825 → $2,360 (+29.3%)

Fremont

Population

235,740228,518

Median household income

$133,354$176,350

Median home value

$931,600$1,289,400

Median gross rent

$2,345$2,905

Hayward

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fremont	Hayward
Under 5	5.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.1%	17.1%
35 to 44	17.1%	14.5%
45 to 54	14.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.7%
65 to 74	7.9%	8.0%
75 and over	5.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont	Hayward
White (non-Hispanic)	17.2%	13.1%
Black or African American	2.8%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	62.4%	29.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	2.5%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	40.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont	Hayward
No high school diploma	7.0%	17.5%
High school graduate	13.9%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	30.2%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont	Hayward
Drove alone	54.4%	66.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	12.6%
Public transit	4.7%	5.1%
Walked	1.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	30.7%	12.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont	Hayward
1-unit, detached	56.8%	51.7%
1-unit, attached	13.6%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	9.0%
20 or more units	18.5%	18.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Fremont	Hayward
Poverty rate	5.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.94	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1978	1972