El Cerrito vs Hercules

A side-by-side comparison of El Cerrito and Hercules: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hercules has the higher population (26,245 vs 25,781 in El Cerrito). Hercules has the higher median household income ($130,583 vs $127,475 in El Cerrito). El Cerrito has the higher median home value ($1,107,500 vs $741,200 in Hercules).

Population, income & housing

	El Cerrito	Hercules
Population	25,781	26,245
Median age	42.4 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$127,475	$130,583
Median home value	$1,107,500	$741,200
Median gross rent	$2,444	$3,003
Housing units	11,177	9,615
Homeownership rate	57.3%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.2%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	El Cerrito	Hercules
Population	25,398 → 25,781 (+1.5%)	25,616 → 26,245 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$108,298 → $127,475 (+17.7%)	$117,018 → $130,583 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$804,700 → $1,107,500 (+37.6%)	$561,600 → $741,200 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,956 → $2,444 (+24.9%)	$2,201 → $3,003 (+36.4%)

El Cerrito

Population

25,39825,781

Median household income

$108,298$127,475

Median home value

$804,700$1,107,500

Median gross rent

$1,956$2,444

Hercules

Population

25,61626,245

Median household income

$117,018$130,583

Median home value

$561,600$741,200

Median gross rent

$2,201$3,003

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	El Cerrito	Hercules
Under 5	4.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	12.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	17.0%	15.3%
45 to 54	14.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	11.5%	12.0%
75 and over	8.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	El Cerrito	Hercules
White (non-Hispanic)	45.1%	15.4%
Black or African American	4.3%	18.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	29.2%	43.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.8%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.2%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	El Cerrito	Hercules
No high school diploma	4.0%	7.7%
High school graduate	11.3%	13.7%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	32.6%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	El Cerrito	Hercules
Drove alone	41.0%	62.9%
Carpooled	7.1%	7.3%
Public transit	17.3%	9.1%
Walked	2.9%	0.3%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.1%
Worked from home	27.6%	18.1%
Other means	2.4%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	El Cerrito	Hercules
1-unit, detached	66.8%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	19.3%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	8.0%
20 or more units	7.5%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	El Cerrito	Hercules
Poverty rate	7.5%	5.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	33	39
Median year structure built	1956	1988