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Hercules Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Hercules Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

26,582

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.9%
5 - 17:
14.0%
18 - 24:
7.5%
25 - 34:
11.7%
35 - 54:
28.7%
55 - 64:
15.5%
Over 65 Years:
18.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.0%
6.0%
92.3%
92.3%
46.3%
46.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Hercules
USA
$56,098
$56,098
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Hercules
USA
$130,583
$130,583
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

5.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Education
Public Service
Transportation
Finance
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Other
Construction
Administration
Information Technology
21.2%
21.2%
9.6%
9.6%
9.1%
9.1%
8.6%
8.6%
7.6%
7.6%
7.2%
7.2%
7.2%
7.2%
6.0%
6.0%
4.3%
4.3%
3.6%
3.6%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Asian
Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
43.6%
43.6%
18.4%
18.4%
15.4%
15.4%
14.8%
14.8%
7.0%
7.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
Nigerian
English
Italian
Polish
French
Portuguese
Ethiopian
African
Norwegian
Brazilian
European
Scots-Irish
Russian
Slovak
British
Cape Verdean
Welsh
Palestinian
3.5%
3.5%
3.0%
3.0%
2.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Tagalog
Spanish
Chinese
Langs. of India
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
Portuguese
French
Persian
Japanese
Korean
Other Asian languages
Russian
Urdu
African languages
West Germanic languages
Polish
Serbo-Croatian
Arabic
55.3%
55.3%
11.2%
11.2%
10.9%
10.9%
4.4%
4.4%
3.8%
3.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Hercules Residents

34.8%