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Demographic Transition in Fairway Park: From Hispanic Plurality to Asian Plurality
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Demographics
DATA
Population
Median Income
Racial Distributions
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Demographics
Population
Median Income
Racial Distributions
Fairway Park, a neighborhood in Hayward, California, has transitioned from a moderately diverse community with a Hispanic plurality to a highly diverse community with an Asian plurality between 2013 and 2022. In 2022, the Asian population constituted 42% of the neighborhood, followed by Hispanic (33%), White (14%), and Black (7%) residents. The median income in 2022 was $123,893, indicating an affluent area.
Over the past decade, Fairway Park has undergone a significant demographic transformation. In 2013, the neighborhood had a Hispanic plurality (40%), followed by White (22%) and Asian (18%) populations. By 2022, it had transitioned to a high diversity area with an Asian plurality. The Asian population showed the most substantial growth, increasing from 18% to 42%, while the Hispanic and White populations decreased proportionally. The Black population remained relatively stable at 7-9% throughout the decade.
The demographic shifts in Fairway Park correlate with a general upward trend in median income. From 2013 to 2022, the median income rose from $110,850 to $123,893, an increase of about 11.8%. This growth in income coincides with the increasing Asian population. The population has remained relatively stable over the decade, fluctuating between about 11,000 and 12,000 residents.
The demographic shifts observed in Fairway Park align with broader trends seen in many parts of California, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. The increasing Asian population and rising incomes are characteristic of many suburban communities in this region. The median household income in Fairway Park ($123,893 in 2022) is significantly higher than the California state median ($84,907 in 2021) and the national median ($69,021 in 2021).
The neighborhood's transition to high diversity is reflective of broader demographic trends in California. However, the specific pattern of Asian plurality is more characteristic of certain Bay Area communities than of California as a whole, where Hispanics often represent the largest minority group.
Fairway Park exemplifies the demographic and economic changes occurring in many California suburban communities. Its evolution from a moderately diverse, Hispanic-plurality neighborhood to a highly diverse, Asian-plurality area with rising incomes reflects broader regional trends and underscores the ongoing demographic transformation of the San Francisco Bay Area.
