California · Census place 33308
Hercules city, CA
Quick answer
Hercules city has 26,245 residents, ranking #290 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $130,583, the median home is worth $741,200 and median gross rent runs $3,003 a month.
- Population
- 26,245Hercules city residents
- Median household income
- $130,583Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $741,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $3,003Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hercules city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hercules city median would spend about 27.6% 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 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 81.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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