ZIP 94542 · Hayward
Who lives in ZIP code 94542 (Hayward, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hayward, CA · Alameda County
uszips 2026
People14,871
Median age43.1
Household income$133,734
Home value$1,148,637
Median rent$2,676/mo
Poverty7.6%
College degree+48.7%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Wider region
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
- Metro division
- Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 664 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,936
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 86.2% are adults.
Household income
65.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $57,853.
Education (adults 25+)
51.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
31.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.8%
- Never married
- 40.1%
- Divorced
- 7.3%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 55.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.6%
- Rent burden
- 28.4%
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.5%
- Unemployment
- 8.2%
- Self-employed
- 14.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 40.1%
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 10.1%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 6.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.