Hemet vs Perris

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

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

Hemet has the higher population (90,646 vs 79,349 in Perris). Perris has the higher median household income ($82,523 vs $53,623 in Hemet). Perris has the higher median home value ($431,900 vs $314,200 in Hemet).

Population, income & housing

	Hemet	Perris
Population	90,646	79,349
Median age	39.7 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,623	$82,523
Median home value	$314,200	$431,900
Median gross rent	$1,432	$1,791
Housing units	34,908	20,083
Homeownership rate	63.1%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hemet	Perris
Population	84,542 → 90,646 (+7.2%)	77,290 → 79,349 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$39,726 → $53,623 (+35.0%)	$63,829 → $82,523 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$196,700 → $314,200 (+59.7%)	$281,600 → $431,900 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,096 → $1,432 (+30.7%)	$1,422 → $1,791 (+25.9%)

Hemet

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

Perris

Population

77,29079,349

Median household income

$63,829$82,523

Median home value

$281,600$431,900

Median gross rent

$1,422$1,791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hemet	Perris
Under 5	6.1%	7.1%
5 to 17	17.3%	21.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	11.3%
25 to 34	13.0%	15.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	9.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	4.7%
75 and over	11.1%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hemet	Perris
White (non-Hispanic)	33.5%	7.7%
Black or African American	8.8%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.6%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	49.4%	78.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hemet	Perris
No high school diploma	19.5%	29.1%
High school graduate	31.6%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hemet	Perris
Drove alone	74.1%	80.2%
Carpooled	13.9%	10.8%
Public transit	0.6%	1.1%
Walked	0.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.2%	4.5%
Other means	1.1%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hemet	Perris
1-unit, detached	52.8%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	4.5%
20 or more units	7.9%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Hemet	Perris
Poverty rate	16.0%	11.9%
Average household size	2.79	4.08
Mean commute (minutes)	36	37
Median year structure built	1983	1999