Hayward vs Livermore

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

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

Hayward has the higher population (159,201 vs 85,870 in Livermore). Livermore has the higher median household income ($153,602 vs $113,775 in Hayward). Livermore has the higher median home value ($1,038,600 vs $820,700 in Hayward).

Population, income & housing

	Hayward	Livermore
Population	159,201	85,870
Median age	38.2 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$113,775	$153,602
Median home value	$820,700	$1,038,600
Median gross rent	$2,360	$2,640
Housing units	52,182	31,874
Homeownership rate	56.9%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	50.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayward	Livermore
Population	159,293 → 159,201 (-0.1%)	89,699 → 85,870 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$86,744 → $113,775 (+31.2%)	$127,452 → $153,602 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$581,200 → $820,700 (+41.2%)	$744,200 → $1,038,600 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,825 → $2,360 (+29.3%)	$2,063 → $2,640 (+28.0%)

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

Livermore

Population

89,69985,870

Median household income

$127,452$153,602

Median home value

$744,200$1,038,600

Median gross rent

$2,063$2,640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayward	Livermore
Under 5	5.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	17.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	14.5%	14.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.6%
75 and over	5.3%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayward	Livermore
White (non-Hispanic)	13.1%	53.2%
Black or African American	8.7%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	29.1%	16.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.5%	0.4%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	40.9%	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayward	Livermore
No high school diploma	17.5%	5.9%
High school graduate	23.9%	14.5%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	30.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayward	Livermore
Drove alone	66.8%	64.7%
Carpooled	12.6%	9.2%
Public transit	5.1%	2.4%
Walked	1.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	20.7%
Other means	1.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayward	Livermore
1-unit, detached	51.7%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	18.0%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Hayward	Livermore
Poverty rate	9.5%	4.4%
Average household size	3.15	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1972	1978