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Hayward Unified School District

Hayward Unified School District is a unified school district in California with a community population of 180,228. The median household income is $112,083 and the median age is 38.7.

180,228

Population

5248

People / sq mi

$112,083

Median Income

38.7

Median Age

Hayward Unified School District covers 34 sq mi of land at 5247.9 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White18.1%
Black or African American0.1%
Asian14.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.3%

Economy & Income

$112,083

Median Household Income

$46,309

Per Capita Income

6.6%

Poverty Rate

3.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$857,400

Median Home Value

$2,376

Median Rent

57.4%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

82.2%

High School+

34.1%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hayward Unified School District serves a community with a population of 180,228 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in California.

The median household income in Hayward Unified School District is $112,083, with a per capita income of $46,309. The poverty rate is 6.6%.

Hayward Unified School District is 18.1% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 14.2% Asian, and 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Hayward Unified School District, 82.2% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 34.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Hayward Unified School District is $857,400, with a median rent of $2,376. The homeownership rate is 57.4%.

Data for Hayward Unified School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0616740).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.