Hemet

Population: 90,646
Median household income: $53,623
Median home value: $314,200

Hemet is a community in Riverside County, California, home to 90,646 residents. At $53,623, its median household income sits below Riverside County's $89,672.

From 2019 to 2023, Hemet's population grew 7.2% from 84,542 to 90,646, while its median home value rose 59.7% from $196,700 to $314,200.

The median gross rent is $1,432. 15.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 90,646
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,623
Median home value: $314,200
Median gross rent: $1,432
Housing units: 34,908
Homeownership rate: 63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

84,54290,646

Median household income

$39,726$53,623

Median home value

$196,700$314,200

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,432

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	84,542	$39,726	$196,700	$1,096
2020	84,686	$43,152	$213,000	$1,157
2021	88,903	$46,194	$226,000	$1,220
2022	89,651	$49,901	$277,200	$1,357
2023	90,646	$53,623	$314,200	$1,432

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,574	6.1%
5 to 17	15,688	17.3%
18 to 24	6,793	7.5%
25 to 34	11,747	13.0%
35 to 44	10,734	11.8%
45 to 54	9,265	10.2%
55 to 64	11,071	12.2%
65 to 74	9,677	10.7%
75 and over	10,097	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,390	33.5%
Black or African American	7,992	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	645	0.7%
Asian	3,043	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	119	0.1%
Some other race	401	0.4%
Two or more races	3,285	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44,771	49.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.5%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,189	19.5%
High school graduate	19,803	31.6%
Some college or associate's	21,116	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	6,452	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,031	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,326	74.1%
Carpooled	4,359	13.9%
Public transit	185	0.6%
Walked	289	0.9%
Bicycle	37	0.1%
Worked from home	2,908	9.2%
Other means	357	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,506	26.3%
15 to 29 min	4,966	17.4%
30 to 44 min	6,061	21.2%
45 to 59 min	4,128	14.5%
60+ min	5,892	20.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 16.0% (14,341 of 89,461)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,576	67.2%
Nonfamily households	10,526	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,102	92.0%
Vacant	2,806	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,271	63.1%
Renter-occupied	11,831	36.9%

1-unit, detached52.8%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other24.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,443	52.8%
1-unit, attached	2,072	5.9%
2 to 4 units	1,678	4.8%
5 to 19 units	1,489	4.3%
20 or more units	2,741	7.9%
Mobile home & other	8,485	24.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0633182
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.7341, -116.9968