Hemet vs Temecula

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

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

Temecula has the higher population (110,404 vs 90,646 in Hemet). Temecula has the higher median household income ($117,840 vs $53,623 in Hemet). Temecula has the higher median home value ($640,400 vs $314,200 in Hemet).

Population, income & housing

	Hemet	Temecula
Population	90,646	110,404
Median age	39.7 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,623	$117,840
Median home value	$314,200	$640,400
Median gross rent	$1,432	$2,297
Housing units	34,908	36,866
Homeownership rate	63.1%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	39.2%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hemet	Temecula
Population	84,542 → 90,646 (+7.2%)	113,381 → 110,404 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$39,726 → $53,623 (+35.0%)	$96,183 → $117,840 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$196,700 → $314,200 (+59.7%)	$444,800 → $640,400 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,096 → $1,432 (+30.7%)	$1,856 → $2,297 (+23.8%)

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

Temecula

Population

113,381110,404

Median household income

$96,183$117,840

Median home value

$444,800$640,400

Median gross rent

$1,856$2,297

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hemet	Temecula
Under 5	6.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	17.3%	20.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	7.6%
75 and over	11.1%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hemet	Temecula
White (non-Hispanic)	33.5%	49.2%
Black or African American	8.8%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	3.4%	11.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	49.4%	28.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hemet	Temecula
No high school diploma	19.5%	6.6%
High school graduate	31.6%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hemet	Temecula
Drove alone	74.1%	71.6%
Carpooled	13.9%	8.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.2%
Walked	0.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.2%	17.6%
Other means	1.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hemet	Temecula
1-unit, detached	52.8%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	7.3%
20 or more units	7.9%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Hemet	Temecula
Poverty rate	16.0%	7.4%
Average household size	2.79	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	36	36
Median year structure built	1983	1998