Hayward vs Oakland

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

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

Oakland has the higher population (438,072 vs 159,201 in Hayward). Hayward has the higher median household income ($113,775 vs $97,369 in Oakland). Oakland has the higher median home value ($924,700 vs $820,700 in Hayward).

Population, income & housing

	Hayward	Oakland
Population	159,201	438,072
Median age	38.2 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$113,775	$97,369
Median home value	$820,700	$924,700
Median gross rent	$2,360	$1,917
Housing units	52,182	187,847
Homeownership rate	56.9%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	47.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayward	Oakland
Population	159,293 → 159,201 (-0.1%)	425,097 → 438,072 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$86,744 → $113,775 (+31.2%)	$73,692 → $97,369 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$581,200 → $820,700 (+41.2%)	$687,400 → $924,700 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,825 → $2,360 (+29.3%)	$1,445 → $1,917 (+32.7%)

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

Oakland

Population

425,097438,072

Median household income

$73,692$97,369

Median home value

$687,400$924,700

Median gross rent

$1,445$1,917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayward	Oakland
Under 5	5.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	17.1%	18.8%
35 to 44	14.5%	16.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.4%
75 and over	5.3%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayward	Oakland
White (non-Hispanic)	13.1%	27.9%
Black or African American	8.7%	20.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	29.1%	15.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.5%	0.4%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	40.9%	28.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayward	Oakland
No high school diploma	17.5%	15.2%
High school graduate	23.9%	16.2%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	21.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayward	Oakland
Drove alone	66.8%	47.8%
Carpooled	12.6%	7.2%
Public transit	5.1%	14.5%
Walked	1.1%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.9%
Worked from home	12.3%	23.4%
Other means	1.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayward	Oakland
1-unit, detached	51.7%	41.6%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	13.4%
20 or more units	18.0%	22.2%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hayward	Oakland
Poverty rate	9.5%	13.7%
Average household size	3.15	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	1972	1953