Hercules vs Martinez

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

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

Martinez has the higher population (36,926 vs 26,245 in Hercules). Hercules has the higher median household income ($130,583 vs $125,436 in Martinez). Martinez has the higher median home value ($824,700 vs $741,200 in Hercules).

Population, income & housing

	Hercules	Martinez
Population	26,245	36,926
Median age	43.5 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$130,583	$125,436
Median home value	$741,200	$824,700
Median gross rent	$3,003	$2,265
Housing units	9,615	15,057
Homeownership rate	81.1%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.3%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hercules	Martinez
Population	25,616 → 26,245 (+2.5%)	38,290 → 36,926 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$117,018 → $130,583 (+11.6%)	$107,328 → $125,436 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$561,600 → $741,200 (+32.0%)	$596,400 → $824,700 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,201 → $3,003 (+36.4%)	$1,728 → $2,265 (+31.1%)

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

Martinez

Population

38,29036,926

Median household income

$107,328$125,436

Median home value

$596,400$824,700

Median gross rent

$1,728$2,265

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hercules	Martinez
Under 5	3.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	14.0%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	15.3%	15.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	10.6%
75 and over	6.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hercules	Martinez
White (non-Hispanic)	15.4%	59.0%
Black or African American	18.4%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	43.6%	10.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hercules	Martinez
No high school diploma	7.7%	4.6%
High school graduate	13.7%	16.4%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hercules	Martinez
Drove alone	62.9%	65.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	7.5%
Public transit	9.1%	3.4%
Walked	0.3%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	18.1%	19.5%
Other means	2.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hercules	Martinez
1-unit, detached	59.3%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	19.3%	16.5%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	6.5%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Hercules	Martinez
Poverty rate	5.4%	6.7%
Average household size	2.81	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	39	30
Median year structure built	1988	1976