Hercules vs San Pablo

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

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

San Pablo has the higher population (31,771 vs 26,245 in Hercules). Hercules has the higher median household income ($130,583 vs $78,215 in San Pablo). Hercules has the higher median home value ($741,200 vs $516,000 in San Pablo).

Population, income & housing

	Hercules	San Pablo
Population	26,245	31,771
Median age	43.5 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$130,583	$78,215
Median home value	$741,200	$516,000
Median gross rent	$3,003	$1,890
Housing units	9,615	10,194
Homeownership rate	81.1%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.3%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hercules	San Pablo
Population	25,616 → 26,245 (+2.5%)	30,967 → 31,771 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$117,018 → $130,583 (+11.6%)	$53,198 → $78,215 (+47.0%)
Median home value	$561,600 → $741,200 (+32.0%)	$355,000 → $516,000 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,201 → $3,003 (+36.4%)	$1,416 → $1,890 (+33.5%)

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

San Pablo

Population

30,96731,771

Median household income

$53,198$78,215

Median home value

$355,000$516,000

Median gross rent

$1,416$1,890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hercules	San Pablo
Under 5	3.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.0%	20.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	11.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	14.4%
35 to 44	15.3%	15.9%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	6.8%
75 and over	6.7%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hercules	San Pablo
White (non-Hispanic)	15.4%	8.7%
Black or African American	18.4%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	43.6%	12.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.9%
Two or more races	6.6%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	60.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hercules	San Pablo
No high school diploma	7.7%	25.8%
High school graduate	13.7%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hercules	San Pablo
Drove alone	62.9%	68.2%
Carpooled	7.3%	13.1%
Public transit	9.1%	6.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	18.1%	7.3%
Other means	2.2%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hercules	San Pablo
1-unit, detached	59.3%	43.3%
1-unit, attached	19.3%	13.8%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	12.1%
20 or more units	6.5%	13.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Hercules	San Pablo
Poverty rate	5.4%	12.0%
Average household size	2.81	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	39	33
Median year structure built	1988	1969