Blythe vs East Hemet

A side-by-side comparison of Blythe and East Hemet: population, income, housing, and more.

Blythe and East Hemet are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Hemet has the higher population (20,292 vs 17,824 in Blythe). East Hemet has the higher median household income ($80,621 vs $51,984 in Blythe). East Hemet has the higher median home value ($370,300 vs $203,800 in Blythe).

Population, income & housing

	Blythe	East Hemet
Population	17,824	20,292
Median age	36.6 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,984	$80,621
Median home value	$203,800	$370,300
Median gross rent	$900	$1,620
Housing units	5,144	5,917
Homeownership rate	59.7%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blythe	East Hemet
Population	19,643 → 17,824 (-9.3%)	20,211 → 20,292 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$45,385 → $51,984 (+14.5%)	$53,964 → $80,621 (+49.4%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $203,800 (+35.9%)	$243,100 → $370,300 (+52.3%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $900 (+17.0%)	$1,311 → $1,620 (+23.6%)

Blythe

Population

19,64317,824

Median household income

$45,385$51,984

Median home value

$150,000$203,800

Median gross rent

$769$900

East Hemet

Population

20,21120,292

Median household income

$53,964$80,621

Median home value

$243,100$370,300

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blythe	East Hemet
Under 5	5.1%	7.3%
5 to 17	14.7%	21.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.1%
25 to 34	18.6%	15.7%
35 to 44	19.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	8.6%
65 to 74	5.5%	7.9%
75 and over	4.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blythe	East Hemet
White (non-Hispanic)	24.4%	35.7%
Black or African American	11.2%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	1.0%
Asian	2.4%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	58.6%	54.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blythe	East Hemet
No high school diploma	30.3%	21.1%
High school graduate	26.2%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blythe	East Hemet
Drove alone	77.7%	75.6%
Carpooled	14.7%	12.9%
Public transit	1.0%	0.9%
Walked	2.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	7.8%
Other means	1.2%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blythe	East Hemet
1-unit, detached	61.4%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	3.5%
20 or more units	6.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Blythe	East Hemet
Poverty rate	19.5%	18.3%
Average household size	2.78	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	17	36
Median year structure built	1979	1975