Hercules vs Orinda

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

Hercules and Orinda 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 19,472 in Orinda). Orinda has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $130,583 in Hercules). Orinda has the higher median home value ($1,804,400 vs $741,200 in Hercules).

Population, income & housing

	Hercules	Orinda
Population	26,245	19,472
Median age	43.5 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$130,583	$250,001
Median home value	$741,200	$1,804,400
Median gross rent	$3,003	$2,407
Housing units	9,615	7,584
Homeownership rate	81.1%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.3%	85.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hercules	Orinda
Population	25,616 → 26,245 (+2.5%)	19,646 → 19,472 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$117,018 → $130,583 (+11.6%)	$223,217 → $250,001 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$561,600 → $741,200 (+32.0%)	$1,464,400 → $1,804,400 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,201 → $3,003 (+36.4%)	$2,813 → $2,407 (-14.4%)

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

Orinda

Population

19,64619,472

Median household income

$223,217$250,001

Median home value

$1,464,400$1,804,400

Median gross rent

$2,813$2,407

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hercules	Orinda
Under 5	3.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.0%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	4.5%
25 to 34	11.7%	3.7%
35 to 44	15.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	16.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.3%
75 and over	6.7%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hercules	Orinda
White (non-Hispanic)	15.4%	67.6%
Black or African American	18.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	43.6%	15.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hercules	Orinda
No high school diploma	7.7%	1.9%
High school graduate	13.7%	3.9%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	8.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	39.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	46.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hercules	Orinda
Drove alone	62.9%	48.6%
Carpooled	7.3%	3.0%
Public transit	9.1%	10.4%
Walked	0.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	18.1%	35.4%
Other means	2.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hercules	Orinda
1-unit, detached	59.3%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	19.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.5%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hercules	Orinda
Poverty rate	5.4%	2.0%
Average household size	2.81	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	39	36
Median year structure built	1988	1961