Hercules is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 26,582 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hercules is the 280th largest community in California. Housing costs in Hercules are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Hercules is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hercules is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hercules who work in office and administrative support (13.93%), sales jobs (10.83%), and healthcare (10.42%). Also of interest is that Hercules has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.07% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Hercules is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. In Hercules, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.16 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. For the size of the city, public transportation in Hercules is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Hercules, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.Hercules is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.27% of adults in Hercules have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Hercules in 2022 was $56,098, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $224,392 for a family of four. Hercules is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hercules home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hercules residents report their race to be Asian, followed by Black or African-American. Hercules also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hercules include Irish, German, Nigerian, English, and Italian. In addition, Hercules has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (34.81%). The most common language spoken in Hercules is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.
