Hemet

Population & Demographics

Hemet, CA

Hemet is home to 91,326 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 36,692 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
91,326
people
Population

91,326 residents

Median age 39.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hemet population & demographics

Who lives in Hemet — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
91,326
Median age
39.8yrs
Median household income
$57,719
Median home value
$352,200
Median gross rent
$1,575/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
15.5%
Poverty rate
14.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Hemet

How Hemet breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino48.2%
White32.7%
Black9.8%
Two or more races4.5%
Asian3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Hemet

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Hemet.

Hemet at a glance
Employed Residents
36,692
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
27.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Jacinto
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Hemet proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Hemet commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

28 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Hemet

36,692 commutes, one dot at a time

Hemet

Where 36,692 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Hemet, by worker count.

1Hemet0.0 mi4,797
2San Jacinto3.2 mi1,984
3Riverside27.3 mi1,920
4Los Angeles83.1 mi1,810
5Moreno Valley18.5 mi1,744
6Temecula18.3 mi1,465
7San Bernardino32.2 mi1,108
8Murrieta16.3 mi906

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Hemet.

1Hemet0.0 mi4,797
2San Jacinto3.2 mi2,008
3East Hemet2.8 mi1,171
4Menifee11.8 mi1,103
5Valle Vista5.3 mi946
6Murrieta16.3 mi610
7Temecula18.3 mi553
8Moreno Valley18.5 mi502

Top industries

The sectors that employ Hemet’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance30.9%
RTRetail Trade18.0%
EDEducational Services14.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.4%
COConstruction3.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.0%
MFManufacturing2.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services2.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Hemet

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Hemet

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