City profile · Mid-size City
Hayward, California
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Hayward, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Mark Salinas
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 140,030
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcehayward-ca.gov/your-government/city-council ↗
- Official leadership pagehayward-ca.gov/your-government/city-council ↗
- City websitehayward-ca.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Mark Salinas CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 140,030
- Median household income
- $105,371
- Median age
- 37.6
- Land area
- 45.82 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,056.1 per sq mi
- County
- Alameda County
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$490M
- City hall phone
- (510) 583-4400
- Official website
- hayward-ca.gov ↗
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