East Hemet vs Temescal Valley

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

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

Temescal Valley has the higher population (28,560 vs 20,292 in East Hemet). Temescal Valley has the higher median household income ($119,647 vs $80,621 in East Hemet). Temescal Valley has the higher median home value ($648,200 vs $370,300 in East Hemet).

Population, income & housing

	East Hemet	Temescal Valley
Population	20,292	28,560
Median age	32.5 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$80,621	$119,647
Median home value	$370,300	$648,200
Median gross rent	$1,620	$2,794
Housing units	5,917	9,178
Homeownership rate	62.8%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Hemet	Temescal Valley
Population	20,211 → 20,292 (+0.4%)	27,630 → 28,560 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$53,964 → $80,621 (+49.4%)	$108,934 → $119,647 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$243,100 → $370,300 (+52.3%)	$453,600 → $648,200 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $1,620 (+23.6%)	$2,361 → $2,794 (+18.3%)

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

Temescal Valley

Population

27,63028,560

Median household income

$108,934$119,647

Median home value

$453,600$648,200

Median gross rent

$2,361$2,794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Hemet	Temescal Valley
Under 5	7.3%	7.3%
5 to 17	21.4%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.7%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	15.3%
55 to 64	8.6%	11.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.1%
75 and over	4.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Hemet	Temescal Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	35.7%	40.8%
Black or African American	3.6%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	11.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	54.8%	34.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Hemet	Temescal Valley
No high school diploma	21.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	30.6%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Hemet	Temescal Valley
Drove alone	75.6%	75.3%
Carpooled	12.9%	7.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.4%
Walked	0.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.8%	16.0%
Other means	2.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Hemet	Temescal Valley
1-unit, detached	84.1%	94.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	East Hemet	Temescal Valley
Poverty rate	18.3%	6.3%
Average household size	3.60	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	36	43
Median year structure built	1975	2003