Demographics of Hercules city, California

Hercules city, California had 26,326 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +208 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hercules city, in four figures

26,326
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 26,302 ±52.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +208 people.; 43.9 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $129,397 ±$8,414
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.

Hercules city, California's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hercules 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

Hercules city, California's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hercules 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	26,118	100.0	100.0
2021	26,190	100.3	100.2
2022	26,243	100.5	100.7
2023	26,425	101.2	101.6
2024	26,445	101.3	102.5
2025	26,326	100.8	103.1

Population of Hercules city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	26,118	—
2021	26,190	+72
2022	26,243	+53
2023	26,425	+182
2024	26,445	+20
2025	26,326	−119

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.9 ±1.8: for men 41.2 ±3.1 and for women 46.0 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hercules city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,002 ±217	3.8% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,814 ±540	14.5% ±2.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,065 ±383	7.9% ±1.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,715 ±595	25.5% ±2.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,415 ±732	28.2% ±2.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,291 ±542	20.1% ±2.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $129,397 ±$8,414, and income per person $55,501 ±$2,778, 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 Hercules city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	911 ±357	9.7% ±3.8	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	603 ±200	6.4% ±2.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,136 ±301	12.1% ±3.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	905 ±228	9.7% ±2.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,928 ±440	20.6% ±4.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,181 ±212	12.6% ±2.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,691 ±276	28.8% ±2.6	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 Hercules city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,459 ±412	5.6% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	71 to 269	1.5% to 5.6%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	575 ±223	4.0% ±1.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	714 ±330	9.8% ±4.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hercules city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hercules city	California	United States
Housing units	9,581 ±444	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.6% ±0.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.0% to 3.7%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.2% ±4.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.8% ±3.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$769,400 ±$27,075	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,991 ±$414	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Hercules city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,809 ±525	14.5% ±2.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,777 ±662	14.4% ±2.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,813 ±864	18.3% ±3.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11,593 ±889	44.1% ±3.4	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	11 to 621	< 0.1% to 2.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	33 to 189	0.1% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,864 ±572	7.1% ±2.2	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Hercules city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	12,783 ±890	48.6% ±3.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,889 ±539	11.0% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,091 ±330	4.1% ±1.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,539 ±823	36.3% ±3.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,359 ±722	28.0% ±2.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,180 ±389	8.3% ±1.5	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hercules city among the places of California

289th 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 Hercules city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lemoore city	27,102 ±48
Benicia city	26,749 ±59
Sanger city	26,699 ±26
Wasco city	26,558 ±34
Soledad city	26,365 ±56
Hercules city	26,302 ±52
Windsor town	26,081 ±36
South Pasadena city	26,068 ±47
Eureka city	26,010 ±36
El Cerrito city	25,994 ±33
Galt city	25,962 ±58

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Hercules city, California

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