Demographics of Hayward city, California

Hayward city, California had 157,113 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −5,579 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hayward city, in four figures

157,113
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 158,801 ±67.; −3.4%
Change since July 2020: −5,579 people.; 38.6 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $113,318 ±$5,850
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hayward city, California's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hayward city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Hayward city, California's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hayward city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	162,692	100.0	100.0
2021	158,361	97.3	100.2
2022	156,797	96.4	100.7
2023	156,799	96.4	101.6
2024	157,150	96.6	102.5
2025	157,113	96.6	103.1

Population of Hayward city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	162,692	—
2021	158,361	−4,331
2022	156,797	−1,564
2023	156,799	+2
2024	157,150	+351
2025	157,113	−37

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.6 ±0.5: for men 37.4 ±0.7 and for women 39.9 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hayward city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	8,596 ±751	5.4% ±0.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	22,495 ±1,136	14.2% ±0.7	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,580 ±866	7.9% ±0.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	50,391 ±1,882	31.7% ±1.2	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	41,843 ±1,574	26.3% ±1.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	22,896 ±1,143	14.4% ±0.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $113,318 ±$5,850, and income per person $45,923 ±$1,314, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hayward city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	4,562 ±556	9.2% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,877 ±637	11.8% ±1.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,035 ±564	10.1% ±1.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,374 ±703	12.8% ±1.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	9,436 ±718	19.0% ±1.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,968 ±540	14.0% ±1.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11,379 ±664	22.9% ±1.3	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hayward city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	15,040 ±1,595	9.6% ±1.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,516 ±604	11.5% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,647 ±992	9.3% ±1.1	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,877 ±487	8.8% ±1.4	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hayward city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hayward city	California	United States
Housing units	52,243 ±989	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.0% ±0.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.0% ±0.9	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.0% ±1.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.0% ±1.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$854,400 ±$12,557	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,391 ±$46	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hayward city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	65,526 ±2,231	41.3% ±1.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,181 ±1,565	12.7% ±1.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,032 ±1,420	7.6% ±0.9	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	47,633 ±2,581	30.0% ±1.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	332 ±161	0.2% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	4,409 ±808	2.8% ±0.5	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	851 ±353	0.5% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,837 ±1,146	4.9% ±0.7	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hayward city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	74,485 ±2,010	46.9% ±1.3	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,301 ±1,071	7.7% ±0.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,023 ±512	1.9% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	68,992 ±1,786	43.4% ±1.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	38,552 ±1,511	24.3% ±1.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	30,440 ±1,565	19.2% ±1.0	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hayward city among the places of California

34th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Hayward city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Garden Grove city	170,964 ±82
Lancaster city	169,169 ±59
Palmdale city	164,634 ±69
Salinas city	161,761 ±59
Corona city	159,670 ±80
Hayward city	158,801 ±67
Roseville city	155,955 ±100
Sunnyvale city	154,236 ±68
Escondido city	149,668 ±57
Pomona city	147,943 ±74
Visalia city	143,939 ±53

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Hayward city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 21 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 78 Places by foreign-born share
No. 86 Places in California by median rent
No. 132 Places in California by median household income
No. 155 Places in California by median home value
No. 195 Places by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026