Hayward vs Pleasanton

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

Hayward and Pleasanton 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 77,500 in Pleasanton). Pleasanton has the higher median household income ($186,206 vs $113,775 in Hayward). Pleasanton has the higher median home value ($1,432,300 vs $820,700 in Hayward).

Population, income & housing

	Hayward	Pleasanton
Population	159,201	77,500
Median age	38.2 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$113,775	$186,206
Median home value	$820,700	$1,432,300
Median gross rent	$2,360	$3,017
Housing units	52,182	28,663
Homeownership rate	56.9%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	68.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayward	Pleasanton
Population	159,293 → 159,201 (-0.1%)	81,717 → 77,500 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$86,744 → $113,775 (+31.2%)	$156,400 → $186,206 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$581,200 → $820,700 (+41.2%)	$986,800 → $1,432,300 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,825 → $2,360 (+29.3%)	$2,396 → $3,017 (+25.9%)

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

Pleasanton

Population

81,71777,500

Median household income

$156,400$186,206

Median home value

$986,800$1,432,300

Median gross rent

$2,396$3,017

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayward	Pleasanton
Under 5	5.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.8%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	5.7%
25 to 34	17.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	14.5%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	16.3%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.1%
75 and over	5.3%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayward	Pleasanton
White (non-Hispanic)	13.1%	38.8%
Black or African American	8.7%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	29.1%	41.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.5%	0.3%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	40.9%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayward	Pleasanton
No high school diploma	17.5%	3.8%
High school graduate	23.9%	9.7%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	32.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayward	Pleasanton
Drove alone	66.8%	55.8%
Carpooled	12.6%	6.1%
Public transit	5.1%	7.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.1%
Worked from home	12.3%	26.3%
Other means	1.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayward	Pleasanton
1-unit, detached	51.7%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	18.0%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Hayward	Pleasanton
Poverty rate	9.5%	5.5%
Average household size	3.15	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1972	1984