Education
Library Program
During 2023
40,540
people participated in 1,380 library programs

Learn more about programming at the Library.

Economy
84,400+
local jobs
Education
Curbie
Patrons served in 2023 by Curbie, your curbside library
10,608
during 216 location visits!
Economy
$42.8 million
annual sales tax revenue

Fiscal Year 2023 Actuals

Education
A person using a lended laptop
People visiting the Tech Lending Library checked out
1048
devices in 2023

Learn more about our Tech Lending Library and the devices available for check-out.

Infrastructure
122,601
takeoffs and landings at Hayward Executive Airport

(2023)

Infrastructure
More than
325
miles of sewer lines
Education
Homework Help Center
5,347
visits to the Homework Support Centers in 2023

Get help with your homework.

Infrastructure
A busy street lined with trees
292
miles of streets and roads
Infrastructure
2
BART stations
Infrastructure
Transportation
#1
No matter your mode of travel, you're never far away from where you are going when you're in Hayward.

Hayward makes it easy for you to get where you are going.

Government
AA+
Bond rating
Economy
Own vs. Rent
55%
of Hayward residents are homeowners

Percentage is based on 48,619 occupied units

Source: Bay East Association of Realtors, February 2023

Safety
A specially trained HMET officer getting into a police vehicle
Since its launch in June of 2021
850
calls for service have been responded to by the Hayward Mobile Evaluation Team (HMET)
Government
City of Hayward Employees
891
total municipal employees (2023)
Economy
Top Employers
PLASTIKON INDUSTRIES
COSTCO
THERM-X OF CALIFORNIA
PENTAGON TECHNOLOGIES
TARGET
ULTRA CLEAN TECHNOLOGY
REFLEXION MEDICAL
ILLUMINA
MISSION FOODS
CHAWK TECHNOLOGY
COLUMBUS MANUFACTURING
LONZA BIOLOGICS
HEAT & CONTROL
INLAND MARINE INDUSTRIES
MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS
LA/SF SPECIALTY PRODUCE
HARVEST FOOD PRODUCTS
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY
CHABOT COLLEGE
 
Source: Hayward Business License Database 2022
 
Economy
Median household income:
$96,386
Average household income: $120,442

Source: U.S. CENSUS 2020

Demographics
City of Hayward Population
162,954

Source: U.S. CENSUS 2020, ACS Estimates 2021

Education
65,000
students from K to Ph.D.

attend Hayward educational institutions each day

Demographics
Diverse Community
According to the U.S. CENSUS 2020, ACS Estimates 2021
 
18.1% - White
8.7% - Black/African American
0.9% - American Indian and Alaska Native
2.6% - Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
4.2% - Asian Indian
6.9% - Chinese
10.7% - Filipino
0.6% - Japanese
0.7% - Korean
2.5% - Vietnamese
3.3% Other Asian
27.8% - Some other race
13.1% - Two or more races
29.9% - Mexican
0.7% - Puerto Rican
0.4% - Cuban
9.1% - Other Hispanic or Latino
 
 
*These estimated percentages do not add up to 100% because the Census records race and ethnicity in separate questions.
Government
a colorful mural with the words Sisters Cities
5
Sister Cities

Funabashi, Japan; Ghazni, Afghanistan; Yixing, China; Faro, Portugal; and San Felipe, Mexico

Education
A group of people graduating
11,064+
students pursue higher education in Hayward every day.
Education
The new downtown library
Hayward Library
2,023,091
total 2023 circulation
 
162,172 physical items
1,039,056 eBooks
599,440 downloadable or streaming audio materials (audiobooks and music)
60,251 streaming videos
 
Government
4,874
building permits issued (2022)
Demographics
A man at a voting center
79,445
Registered Hayward voters

Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters

Safety
The nation's
1st
Firehouse Clinic
Government
74%
Landfill diversion rate
Government
A person building a housing unit
The City of Hayward completed
651
housing units in 2022

Including: 36 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's), 139 Single-Family Units (attached and detached), and 476 Multi-Family Units. 

Government
93.25%
of all simple permits issued over the counter (2015)
Safety
100%
of HPD police officers outfitted with body cameras
Safety
17,337
incident responses by Hayward Fire in 2017

(10,875 EMS calls)

Safety
A red fire truck pulling out of a fire station
HFD response time:
<6 min
91.71% of the time
Infrastructure
U.S. EPA's
#28
on-site green power generator

(Water Pollution Control Facility)

Infrastructure
LED Streetlight
100%
LED streetlights

saving $330,000 in power and $200,000 in maintenace annually

Infrastructure
Heavy machinery paving a road
2
Major pavement improvement projects in 2023

(Pavement Condition Index: 69)

Demographics
A woman holding up a like piñata
OVER
80,044
Community members follow us on social media

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Infrastructure
38,073
water service connections
Recreation
More than
3,000
acres of open space and parks
Economy
17,055
Number of Residents who both live and work in the City of Hayward
(10.46% of Hayward’s population)
Source: U.S. CENSUS 2020, ACS Estimates 2021
Economy
$2,596
median rental rate

Source: Bay East Association of Realtors, February 2023

Economy
Median price
$877,500
single family detatched home

$622,000 median sale price of condominiums & townhouses in Hayward

Source: Bay East Association of Realtors, February 2023

Economy
7,000+
Hayward businesses
Demographics
Chart breaking down age distribution in Hayward
37.8
Years old
Median age of Hayward residents.
Source: U.S. CENSUS 2020, ACS Estimate 2021
Safety
Keep Away Police Dogs
100,666
calls for service in 2022
Recreation
A family walking on one of the shoreline trails
20 miles
of hiking and walking trails
Recreation
California's
1st
Japanese garden
Recreation
hayward Shoreline at sunset
Hayward Regional Shoreline:
1,811 acres
of salt, fresh, and brackish water marshes, seasonal wetlands and public trails.
Recreation
Stonebrae Golf Course at sunset
2
golf courses

including TPC Stonebrae, a stop on the Web.com tour

Recreation
America's longest running battle of the bands
56 years
and counting
Infrastructure
Mural of children sitting in a duguout
Since 2009, over
200
art installations have been installed throughout the City, including murals and tile mosaics.
Demographics
58.9%
of residents speak a non-English language

Source: U.S. CENSUS 2020, ACS Estimates 2021

Economy
1100+
Information Technology Jobs

Source: ReferenceUSAGov 2022

Economy
More than
1300+
advanced industries companies

Source: ReferenceUSAGov 2022

Economy
85
Food & Beverage Manufacturing Jobs

Source: ReferenceUSAGov 2022

Economy
Space to build a business
37.1M
Square feet of Industrial Space

4.5% Vacancy Rate

Source:Costar 2023

Economy
Space to build a business
7.9M
Square Feet Retail Space

3.52% Vacancy Rate

Source:Costar 2023

Economy
500+
biotech, biomed and life sciences businesses

throughout Hayward's "Industrial Crescent"

Source: ReferenceUSAGov 2022

Economy
Space to Build A Business
5.6M
Square Feet of Flex Space

9.29% Vacancy Rate

Sourec: Costar 2023

Education
Logos for Lawrence Livermore Labs, NASA Ames Research Center, California State University East Bay, University of California Berkeley, Stanford University, San Jose State University, University of California San Francisco
ACCESS TO EMERGING TALENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Nearby Research & Education Institutions
 
Lawrence Livermore Labs
NASA Ames Research Center
California State University East Bay
University of California Berkeley
Stanford University
San Jose State University
University of California San Francisco
Economy
400+
Transportation & Logistics Jobs

Source: ReferenceUSAGov 2022

Economy
Space to Build A Business
3.1M
Square Feet Office Space

4.61% Vacancy Rate

Source:Costar 2023

Education
Logos for Chabot College, Laney College, College of Alameda, Las Positas College, Ohlone College
ACCESS TO EMERGING TALENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Nearby Vocational and Skilled Trade Schools
 
Chabot College
Laney College
College of Alameda
Las Positas College
Ohlone College
Economy
Hayward Executive Airport at sunset
More than
$300 million
annual economic benefits from Hayward Executive Airport

including 300 jobs