Demographics
OVER
48,900
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Economy
17,055
Number of Residents who both live and work in the City of Hayward
(10.8% of Hayward’s population)
Government
Books distributed to children and teens
4,661
Summer 2016
Safety
131,671
calls for service in 2017
Economy
Median price
$630,000
single family detatched home
Infrastructure
U.S. EPA's
#28
on-site green power generator
(Water Pollution Control Facility)
Demographics
DIVERSE COMMUNITY
African American: 11.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 25.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 40.7%
Two or more races: 7.1%
White: 34.2%
Recreation
California's
1st
Japanese garden
Government
3
Sister Cities
Funabashi, Japan; Ghazni, Afghanistan; and Yixing, China
Safety
HFD response time:
<6 min
91.71% of the time
Infrastructure
More than
325
miles of sewer lines
Economy
More than
1,000
advanced industries companies
Demographics
Government
66%
Landfill diversion rate
Safety
100%
of HPD police officers outfitted with body cameras
Recreation
20 miles
of hiking and walking trails
Economy
79,470
local jobs
Infrastructure
2
Major pavement improvement projects in 2019 - including the Mission Corridor Improvement Project
(Pavement Condition Index: 69)
Demographics
Median household income:
$65,096
Government
AA+
Bond rating
Safety
The nation's
1st
Firehouse Clinic
Economy
More than
$300 million
annual economic benefits from Hayward Executive Airport
including 300 jobs
Recreation
Hayward Regional Shoreline:
1,811 acres
of salt, fresh, and brackish water marshes, seasonal wetlands and public trails.
Infrastructure
283
miles of streets and roads
Demographics
Hayward residents
34.6 years
Median Age - Hayward is younger than the United States as a whole by 3.9 years.
Government
793
total municipal employees (2017)
Economy
400
biotech, biomed and life sciences businesses
throughout Hayward's "Industrial Crescent"
Infrastructure
100%
LED streetlights
saving $330,000 in power and $200,000 in maintenace annually
Safety
17,337
incident responses by Hayward Fire in 2017
(10,875 EMS calls)
Government
Hayward Library
880,483
total 2015 circulation
Infrastructure
115,094
takeoffs and landings at Hayward Executive Airport
(2019)
Recreation
3
golf courses
including TPC Stonebrae, a stop on the Web.com tour
Government
4,037
building permits issued (2015)
Economy
$1,964
average rental rate
one bedroom apartment
Infrastructure
2
BART stations
Recreation
America's longest running battle of the bands
56 years
and counting
Economy
10,978
Hayward businesses
Demographics
65,000
students from K to Ph.D.
attend Hayward educational institutions each day
Infrastructure
33,950
water service connections
Economy
$34.8 million
annual sales tax revenue
Recreation
More than
3,000
acres of open space and parks
Government
93.25%
of all simple permits issued over the counter (2015)
