California · Census place 33000
Hayward city, CA
Quick answer
Hayward city has 159,201 residents, ranking #34 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $113,775, the median home is worth $820,700 and median gross rent runs $2,360 a month.
- Population
- 159,201Hayward city residents
- Median household income
- $113,775Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $820,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,360Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hayward city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hayward city median would spend about 24.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 7.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.5% of residents and 56.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Lancaster city 170,013
- Palmdale city 165,487
- Salinas city 161,993
- Corona city 158,839
- Sunnyvale city 153,455
- Roseville city 152,438
- Escondido city 149,913
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