City of Hercules

The city of Hercules is located right in the busy metropolis of the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s just a couple of minutes away from the neighboring cities of Sacramento and San Francisco. The city of Hercules has always been able to maintain a lot of free space for locals to fully enjoy their many sporting activities. You can also to explore a lot of hiking trails while giving you a great view of the bay.

In case you are thinking of moving to the city of Hercules, here are some things that you need to take care of first before you will finally be able to move to this nice and quiet city:

Take note that the city of Hercules is made up of various themed developments. There are various ways for you to be able to look for a home in Hercules that would suit your budget as well as your preference perfectly.

In case you’re worried about getting bored in such a quite and peaceful city, there are actually a lot of leisure activities Hercules has to offer for its residents. You just have to get a hold of a copy of the city’s list of activities aptly titled, “The Herculean” which is published quarterly in order to be in the know of the latest community activities, just call the City Clerk’s office in order to request for a copy.

The water service being provided in the city of Hercules is by the EBMUD or the East Bay Municipal Utility District. You just need to call Customer Service Office and provide them with the following details for you to be able to have a new account: name, address, your employer, information on your home – whether you are renting out a place or actually own one, and your contact numbers.

There are still a lot of other things that you still need to attend to like the city of Hercules rules on garbage and recycling, setting up electricity and gas for your home, setting up phone, television and internet connection as well as a lot of other things that needs to get fixed in order to make you stay more comfortable.

Hercules Information

Races in Hercules:

• Filipino (25.0%)
• White Non-Hispanic (23.7%)
• Black (18.8%)
• Hispanic (10.8%)
• Chinese (9.2%)
• Two or more races (5.3%)
• Other race (4.5%)
• Asian Indian (3.7%)
• Other Asian (1.9%)
• Japanese (1.1%)
• Vietnamese (1.1%)
• American Indian (1.0%)
• Korean (0.8%)

population in 2004: 23,425

For population 25 years and over in Hercules

• High school or higher: 90.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
• Unemployed: 3.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 40.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hercules city

• Never married: 28.7%
• Now married: 56.1%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 4.6%
• Divorced: 9.0%

32.1% Foreign born (26.1% Asia, 3.4% Latin America).

Hercules compared to California state average:

• Unemployed percentage below state average.
• Black race population percentage above state average.
• Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
• Renting percentage significantly below state average.
• Length of stay since moving in below state average.
• House age significantly below state average.

Hercules Schools

West Contra Cost Unified School District
Administration Office
1108 Bissell Avenue
Richmond, CA  94802
(510) 234-3825

Hercules Library

Picture of the future city of Hercules Library.