Hayward vs San Leandro

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

Hayward and San Leandro 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 88,531 in San Leandro). Hayward has the higher median household income ($113,775 vs $98,063 in San Leandro). Hayward has the higher median home value ($820,700 vs $813,600 in San Leandro).

Population, income & housing

	Hayward	San Leandro
Population	159,201	88,531
Median age	38.2 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$113,775	$98,063
Median home value	$820,700	$813,600
Median gross rent	$2,360	$2,115
Housing units	52,182	32,285
Homeownership rate	56.9%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayward	San Leandro
Population	159,293 → 159,201 (-0.1%)	90,025 → 88,531 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$86,744 → $113,775 (+31.2%)	$78,003 → $98,063 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$581,200 → $820,700 (+41.2%)	$590,800 → $813,600 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,825 → $2,360 (+29.3%)	$1,652 → $2,115 (+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

San Leandro

Population

90,02588,531

Median household income

$78,003$98,063

Median home value

$590,800$813,600

Median gross rent

$1,652$2,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayward	San Leandro
Under 5	5.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	17.1%	14.6%
35 to 44	14.5%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	10.5%
75 and over	5.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayward	San Leandro
White (non-Hispanic)	13.1%	20.1%
Black or African American	8.7%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	29.1%	35.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.5%	1.3%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	40.9%	28.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayward	San Leandro
No high school diploma	17.5%	16.3%
High school graduate	23.9%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayward	San Leandro
Drove alone	66.8%	61.8%
Carpooled	12.6%	11.6%
Public transit	5.1%	10.4%
Walked	1.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.3%	12.8%
Other means	1.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayward	San Leandro
1-unit, detached	51.7%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	18.0%	18.7%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Hayward	San Leandro
Poverty rate	9.5%	8.6%
Average household size	3.15	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	1972	1959