Housing in Hoover at a glance
- Population
- about 63,561
- Housing units
- about 24,147
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $346,000Fresno: $374,800 (-8%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,420 a monthFresno: $1,421 (0%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 41.7%Fresno: 50.1%
- Homes built before 1980
- 75.1%
- Median year built
- 1973
Hoover, north-east of Fresno's population centre, rents almost exactly at the city rate: $1,420 versus $1,421, fourth of nine. Its $346,000 value also ranks fourth, 8% lower than the $374,800 city median. Ownership is where it falls behind, with 41.7% of households owning, seventh of nine and 8.4 points short of 50.1%; 13,443 households rent while 9,598 own. The housing is old, with 75.1% built before 1980, second-highest, and a median construction year of 1973. Woodward Park next door shows a contrasting profile at $494,000, $2,160 in rent, and 11.5% older stock; McLane ($343,000) and Fresno High-Roeding ($310,000) are closer to Hoover's own values. Hoover houses 63,561 people. It has 24,147 housing units, more than McLane (22,025), Woodward Park (22,471), or Fresno High-Roeding (23,077). Woodward Park, by comparison, has 12,513 owner households. Fresno High-Roeding, by contrast, has 46.5% owners and McLane 49.9%.
Questions about Hoover
What is the median home value in Hoover, Fresno?
$346,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $374,800 for Fresno as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Hoover?
$1,420 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,421 in Fresno (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Hoover own or rent?
Most rent: 41.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 50.1% in Fresno (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 15 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Hoover is one of the 9 community plan areas of Fresno: estimated population about 63,561 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Fresno GIS, Community Plan Areas, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Fresno as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Hoover
The closest sectors of Fresno, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Fresno
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Hoover. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Hoover? Ask for your spot.