Hayward, CA Population

Overview

162,254

Total Population

36.6

Median age

49.27%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

42.7

Total dependency ratio

Asian

Largest racial group

63,164

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hayward's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hayward is 36.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hayward's population under 18 was 21.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hayward's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hayward, 17.25% were under the age of 15, 21.32% aged 15 to 29, 48.75% aged 30 to 64, 11.07% aged 65 to 84, and 1.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,380 less females than males in Hayward:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.27% females and 50.73% males in Hayward, CA.
The Hayward, CA gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 7,812.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 6,970.

Hayward's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hayward population: 25.46% are White, 9.53% are Black or African American, 0.88% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 28.89% are Asian, 1.97% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 22.43% are some other race and 10.84% are multiracial.
Hayward's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 63,164 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 99,09 (61.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hayward is Asian with a population of 46,879 (28.89% of the total population).

Hayward's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 162,602 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Hayward's population increased by 3,999 (2.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hayward's population increased by 17,940 (12.40%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hayward's population was lowest in year 2006 at 139,562.