Demographics of Hemet city, California

Hemet city, California had 93,649 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,803 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hemet city, in four figures

93,649
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 91,326 ±62.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +3,803 people.; 39.8 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,719 ±$3,362
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hemet city, California's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hemet city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Hemet city, California's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hemet city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	89,846	100.0	100.0
2021	90,470	100.7	100.2
2022	91,204	101.5	100.7
2023	92,156	102.6	101.6
2024	93,026	103.5	102.5
2025	93,649	104.2	103.1

Population of Hemet city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	89,846	—
2021	90,470	+624
2022	91,204	+734
2023	92,156	+952
2024	93,026	+870
2025	93,649	+623

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.8 ±1.7: for men 38.2 ±1.6 and for women 41.6 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hemet city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	5,523 ±843	6.0% ±0.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	15,536 ±1,282	17.0% ±1.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,802 ±917	7.4% ±1.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	22,895 ±1,458	25.1% ±1.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	20,691 ±1,248	22.7% ±1.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	19,879 ±1,223	21.8% ±1.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,719 ±$3,362, and income per person $30,507 ±$1,542, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hemet city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	6,506 ±685	20.0% ±2.0	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,586 ±809	23.3% ±2.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,804 ±742	17.8% ±2.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,068 ±593	12.5% ±1.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,451 ±586	13.7% ±1.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,046 ±438	6.3% ±1.3	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,124 ±396	6.5% ±1.2	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hemet city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	13,478 ±1,703	14.9% ±1.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,664 ±709	17.7% ±3.1	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,031 ±844	13.6% ±1.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,783 ±506	15.0% ±1.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hemet city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hemet city	California	United States
Housing units	35,345 ±1,023	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.2% ±1.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.8% ±1.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.3% ±2.3	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.7% ±2.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$352,200 ±$12,896	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,575 ±$71	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hemet city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	43,992 ±2,601	48.2% ±2.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	29,901 ±2,251	32.7% ±2.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,992 ±1,569	9.8% ±1.7	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,114 ±694	3.4% ±0.8	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	229 to 1,185	0.3% to 1.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	15 to 215	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 923	0% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,068 ±696	4.5% ±0.8	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hemet city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	55,475 ±2,017	60.7% ±2.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,663 ±1,374	18.2% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,441 ±526	1.6% ±0.6	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	17,747 ±1,837	19.4% ±2.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,917 ±1,105	10.9% ±1.2	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,830 ±1,452	8.6% ±1.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hemet city among the places of California

89th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Hemet city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Chino city	92,652 ±60
Mission Viejo city	92,151 ±77
Merced city	91,953 ±65
Indio city	91,950 ±83
South Gate city	91,483 ±36
Hemet city	91,326 ±62
Santa Monica city	91,169 ±42
Westminster city	89,860 ±102
Manteca city	89,043 ±58
San Leandro city	87,826 ±42
Santa Barbara city	87,779 ±52

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Hemet city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 51 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 145 Places in California by median age
No. 176 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 232 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 281 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 363 Places in California by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026