East Hemet vs Norco

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

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

Norco has the higher population (25,211 vs 20,292 in East Hemet). Norco has the higher median household income ($125,117 vs $80,621 in East Hemet). Norco has the higher median home value ($731,900 vs $370,300 in East Hemet).

Population, income & housing

	East Hemet	Norco
Population	20,292	25,211
Median age	32.5 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,621	$125,117
Median home value	$370,300	$731,900
Median gross rent	$1,620	$1,893
Housing units	5,917	7,046
Homeownership rate	62.8%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Hemet	Norco
Population	20,211 → 20,292 (+0.4%)	26,670 → 25,211 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$53,964 → $80,621 (+49.4%)	$102,817 → $125,117 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$243,100 → $370,300 (+52.3%)	$544,900 → $731,900 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $1,620 (+23.6%)	$1,892 → $1,893 (+0.1%)

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

Norco

Population

26,67025,211

Median household income

$102,817$125,117

Median home value

$544,900$731,900

Median gross rent

$1,892$1,893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Hemet	Norco
Under 5	7.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	21.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	8.6%	14.7%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.5%
75 and over	4.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Hemet	Norco
White (non-Hispanic)	35.7%	49.4%
Black or African American	3.6%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.9%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	54.8%	40.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Hemet	Norco
No high school diploma	21.1%	14.3%
High school graduate	30.6%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Hemet	Norco
Drove alone	75.6%	74.8%
Carpooled	12.9%	9.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.3%
Walked	0.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.8%	12.0%
Other means	2.3%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Hemet	Norco
1-unit, detached	84.1%	94.6%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	1.6%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	East Hemet	Norco
Poverty rate	18.3%	5.7%
Average household size	3.60	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	36	34
Median year structure built	1975	1974