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Weather
62.6°F
Haze
Today: Partly Sunny, high 80°F
Air Quality (OZONE, Fremont)
15
GoodNearest reporting area, 8.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.
Active Weather Alerts
1
Marine Weather Statement (statewide feed)
- Marine Weather Statement — Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm
Population & People
Population
158,801
Median age
38.6
Median household income
$113,318
Poverty rate
9.6%
Unemployment rate
6.3%
Bachelor's degree+
34.0%
Avg. commute
28 min
Hispanic or Latino
41.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$854,400
Median gross rent
$2,391/mo
Homeownership rate
58.03%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$2,912
HUD Fair Market Rent (Alameda County, 9 mi from Hayward), 2026. Efficiency $2142, 1BR $2385, 2BR $2912, 3BR $3724, 4BR $4413. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
California gasoline midgrade
$5.71
California commercial electricity
26.36¢/kWh
California industrial electricity
21.62¢/kWh
California residential electricity
32.54¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
4250840.8
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
3388904.8
All-Transactions House Price Index for California
976.79
Unemployment Rate
5.2%
Source: FRED, California-specific series.