Latest news about poverty in Hayward, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
14.2% of Hayward, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 13.9% greater than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 9.3% of high school graduates and 23.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 83.0%. For comparison, it was 38.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Hayward, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Hayward:
14.2%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Hayward:
7.0%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Hayward:
16.7%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Hayward:
12.1%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
83.0%
Residents above poverty level:
38.4%
Poverty by age in Hayward, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Hayward,CA (percentage below poverty level)
15.4%Under 5 years
43.2%5 years
15.0%6 to 11 years
19.6%12 to 14 years
31.3%15 years
21.9%16 and 17 years
11.4%18 to 24 years
15.5%25 to 34 years
15.9%35 to 44 years
9.6%45 to 54 years
13.3%55 to 64 years
11.2%65 to 74 years
6.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Hayward,CA (percentage below poverty level)
25.0%Under 5 years
40.3%5 years
34.1%6 to 11 years
21.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
18.3%16 and 17 years
11.7%18 to 24 years
16.8%25 to 34 years
10.2%35 to 44 years
6.5%45 to 54 years
12.6%55 to 64 years
5.5%65 to 74 years
13.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Hayward,CA (% below half of poverty level)
10.8%Under 6 years
9.8%6 to 11 years
10.0%12 to 17 years
8.5%18 to 24 years
6.8%25 to 34 years
9.2%35 to 44 years
3.9%45 to 54 years
6.9%55 to 64 years
1.2%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Hayward, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hayward, CA (%)
11.0%White
16.9%Black
7.1%American Indian
6.1%Asian
10.2%Native Hawaiian
16.6%Other race
13.0%2+ races
18.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hayward, CA (absolute numbers)
2,332White
2,201Black
170American Indian
2,926Asian
395Native Hawaiian
6,686Other race
2,9572+ races
11,578Hispanic
16.7%Below poverty level
83.3%Above poverty level
10.8%Below poverty level
89.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Hayward, CA
Children below poverty level:
Hayward, California:
22.3%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Hayward:
9.3%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Hayward:
23.4%
California:
20.4%
36.2%Married-couple family
20.4%Male, no wife present
43.4%Female, no husband present
10.4%Worked full-time, year-round
24.1%Worked part-time
65.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
12.5%One full-time, other part-time
28.6%One full-time, other didn't work
6.8%Both worked part-time
20.9%One part-time, other didn't work
31.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
1.0%1990 to 1994
6.5%1980 to 1989
20.8%1970 to 1979
13.4%1960 to 1969
38.2%1950 to 1959
9.8%1940 to 1949
9.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.0%1999 to 2000
3.3%1995 to 1998
4.9%1990 to 1994
10.6%1980 to 1989
16.0%1970 to 1979
13.0%1960 to 1969
38.4%1950 to 1959
7.9%1940 to 1949
3.9%1939 or earlier
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