COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pinole vs Hercules
PLACE A
Pinole, California
VS
PLACE B
Hercules, California
Pinole is 30% smaller than Hercules. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
PINOLEHERCULESDIFFERENCE
Total population18,54326,326−30% vs Hercules
Population density3,6334,105−472
Population growth3.4%8.1%−4.7 pts
Median age44.743.9+0.8
Male48.4%48.6%−0.2 pts
Female51.6%51.4%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born33.8%36.3%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.2%14.4%+14.8 pts
Black9.0%18.3%−9.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino28.7%14.5%+14.2 pts
Asian27.2%44.1%−16.8 pts
Other5.9%8.8%−2.9 pts
Median household income$127,717$129,397−$1,680
Per capita income$51,487$55,501−$4,014
Poverty rate6.9%5.6%+1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3780.406−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.6%46.0%−7.5 pts
Graduate degree12.6%14.0%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%6.4%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation59.2%64.4%−5.1 pts
Median home value$718,600$769,400−$50,800
Median gross rent$2,700$2,991−$291
Owner-occupied79.4%79.2%+0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%2.4%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households71.4%55.3%+16.1 pts
Average commute35.037.6−2.6
Worked from home17.1%19.0%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work5.3%9.1%−3.7 pts
Uninsured6.2%2.9%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025