COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hercules vs Pinole
PLACE A
Hercules, California
VS
PLACE B
Pinole, California
Hercules is 42% larger than Pinole. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
HERCULESPINOLEDIFFERENCE
Total population26,32618,543+42% vs Pinole
Population density4,1053,633+472
Population growth8.1%3.4%+4.7 pts
Median age43.944.7−0.8
Male48.6%48.4%+0.2 pts
Female51.4%51.6%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born36.3%33.8%+2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic14.4%29.2%−14.8 pts
Black18.3%9.0%+9.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.5%28.7%−14.2 pts
Asian44.1%27.2%+16.8 pts
Other8.8%5.9%+2.9 pts
Median household income$129,397$127,717+$1,680
Per capita income$55,501$51,487+$4,014
Poverty rate5.6%6.9%−1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.378+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher46.0%38.6%+7.5 pts
Graduate degree14.0%12.6%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%4.2%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation64.4%59.2%+5.1 pts
Median home value$769,400$718,600+$50,800
Median gross rent$2,991$2,700+$291
Owner-occupied79.2%79.4%−0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%6.6%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households55.3%71.4%−16.1 pts
Average commute37.635.0+2.6
Worked from home19.0%17.1%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work9.1%5.3%+3.7 pts
Uninsured2.9%6.2%−3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025