Hercules vs Oakley

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

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

Oakley has the higher population (44,311 vs 26,245 in Hercules). Oakley has the higher median household income ($132,067 vs $130,583 in Hercules). Hercules has the higher median home value ($741,200 vs $632,800 in Oakley).

Population, income & housing

	Hercules	Oakley
Population	26,245	44,311
Median age	43.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$130,583	$132,067
Median home value	$741,200	$632,800
Median gross rent	$3,003	$2,031
Housing units	9,615	13,667
Homeownership rate	81.1%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.3%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hercules	Oakley
Population	25,616 → 26,245 (+2.5%)	41,324 → 44,311 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$117,018 → $130,583 (+11.6%)	$104,893 → $132,067 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$561,600 → $741,200 (+32.0%)	$441,900 → $632,800 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,201 → $3,003 (+36.4%)	$1,688 → $2,031 (+20.3%)

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

Oakley

Population

41,32444,311

Median household income

$104,893$132,067

Median home value

$441,900$632,800

Median gross rent

$1,688$2,031

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hercules	Oakley
Under 5	3.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	9.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	15.3%	15.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.5%	13.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	7.7%
75 and over	6.7%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hercules	Oakley
White (non-Hispanic)	15.4%	42.3%
Black or African American	18.4%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	43.6%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.8%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	33.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hercules	Oakley
No high school diploma	7.7%	11.5%
High school graduate	13.7%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hercules	Oakley
Drove alone	62.9%	73.4%
Carpooled	7.3%	8.7%
Public transit	9.1%	2.2%
Walked	0.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.1%	14.6%
Other means	2.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hercules	Oakley
1-unit, detached	59.3%	90.6%
1-unit, attached	19.3%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	6.5%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Hercules	Oakley
Poverty rate	5.4%	6.6%
Average household size	2.81	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	39	42
Median year structure built	1988	1995