East Hemet vs Mead Valley

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

East Hemet and Mead Valley 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 19,588 in Mead Valley). Mead Valley has the higher median household income ($90,358 vs $80,621 in East Hemet). Mead Valley has the higher median home value ($417,700 vs $370,300 in East Hemet).

Population, income & housing

	East Hemet	Mead Valley
Population	20,292	19,588
Median age	32.5 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$80,621	$90,358
Median home value	$370,300	$417,700
Median gross rent	$1,620	$1,673
Housing units	5,917	4,732
Homeownership rate	62.8%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Hemet	Mead Valley
Population	20,211 → 20,292 (+0.4%)	20,145 → 19,588 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$53,964 → $80,621 (+49.4%)	$59,079 → $90,358 (+52.9%)
Median home value	$243,100 → $370,300 (+52.3%)	$268,900 → $417,700 (+55.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $1,620 (+23.6%)	$1,265 → $1,673 (+32.3%)

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

Mead Valley

Population

20,14519,588

Median household income

$59,079$90,358

Median home value

$268,900$417,700

Median gross rent

$1,265$1,673

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Hemet	Mead Valley
Under 5	7.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	21.4%	18.1%
18 to 24	9.1%	13.0%
25 to 34	15.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	8.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	7.9%	5.0%
75 and over	4.2%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Hemet	Mead Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	35.7%	10.3%
Black or African American	3.6%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.9%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	54.8%	82.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Hemet	Mead Valley
No high school diploma	21.1%	37.3%
High school graduate	30.6%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Hemet	Mead Valley
Drove alone	75.6%	78.1%
Carpooled	12.9%	8.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.5%
Walked	0.6%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.8%	10.3%
Other means	2.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Hemet	Mead Valley
1-unit, detached	84.1%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.7%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	39.4%

Poverty & households

	East Hemet	Mead Valley
Poverty rate	18.3%	12.8%
Average household size	3.60	4.50
Mean commute (minutes)	36	33
Median year structure built	1975	1979