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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:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

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

25,920

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.3%
5 - 17:
15.5%
18 - 24:
7.9%
25 - 34:
11.7%
35 - 54:
26.9%
55 - 64:
16.0%
Over 65 Years:
17.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.5%
6.5%
91.9%
91.9%
45.3%
45.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Hercules
USA
$52,818
$52,818
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Hercules
USA
$125,880
$125,880
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

4.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Education
Public Service
Transportation
Finance
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Construction
Other
Administration
Information Technology
20.7%
20.7%
8.5%
8.5%
8.4%
8.4%
8.0%
8.0%
7.5%
7.5%
6.8%
6.8%
6.7%
6.7%
6.1%
6.1%
5.8%
5.8%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.4%
3.4%
2.3%
2.3%
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
41.3%
41.3%
19.2%
19.2%
17.3%
17.3%
15.7%
15.7%
5.4%
5.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Nigerian
German
Italian
Other Arab
English
European
Turkish
Polish
Ethiopian
Iranian
Norwegian
Portuguese
African
Scots-Irish
British
Slovak
Danish
Welsh
Egyptian
2.6%
2.6%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
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%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Tagalog
Chinese
Langs. of India
Arabic
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
Portuguese
French
Korean
Persian
Japanese
Other Asian languages
Russian
Urdu
African languages
West Germanic languages
Laotian
Polish
54.0%
54.0%
12.3%
12.3%
10.0%
10.0%
4.1%
4.1%
3.8%
3.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Hercules Residents

32.3%