Hayward, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hayward, CA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 177,085. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HAYWARD-CA · Hayward, CA 4 ZIPs · 177,085 pop · #2584/25278 · Alameda County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $115,401
  • RANK-TOP #2584/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Emeryville
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-MID 177,085
  • SPREAD-MOD 94541→94542
  • HOME-TOP $916,650

Nearest income peer: Emeryville, CA (+ $4,838 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Hayward

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hayward on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hayward, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
177,085
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$115,401
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 4 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $115,401 and home value $916,650 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 36.4%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.6%) for this income tier, rent $2,433 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Fountain Valley is the closest lower-income city and Petaluma the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hayward.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Hayward differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Hayward: $105,729 in ZIP 94541 to $133,734 in 94542. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

94541 to 94542

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

94541 to 94542

Poverty-rate spread
2.2 points

94542 to 94544

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Hayward residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Hayward: the largest, 94544, is only about 41% of 177,085 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Hayward

Citywide ZBP: 4,277 establishments, 67,012 employees , annual payroll $4,645,757k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94545 (1,703 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (496) · also Wholesale trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Hayward, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Alameda County, which covers 49 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Hayward. See the Alameda County roll-up →

Hayward sits in the lower half of Alameda County on income: Fremont, Berkeley and Livermore report more, Oakland and San Leandro report less. Dublin marks the far end of that range at $214,385, 86% above Hayward.

Side-by-side: Compare 94544 vs 94541 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
94544 73,026 $107,785 1,313 2,573
94541 61,635 $105,729 1,089 3,205
94545 29,707 $114,356 1,703 532
94542 12,717 $133,734 172 861

Hayward roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hayward, .