Demographics of Hesperia city, California

Hesperia city, California had 102,605 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,669 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hesperia city, in four figures

102,605
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 100,775 ±44.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +2,669 people.; 32.7 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,160 ±$4,601
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.

Hesperia city, California's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hesperia 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

Hesperia city, California's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hesperia 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	99,936	100.0	100.0
2021	100,417	100.5	100.2
2022	100,680	100.7	100.7
2023	101,291	101.4	101.6
2024	102,166	102.2	102.5
2025	102,605	102.7	103.1

Population of Hesperia city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	99,936	—
2021	100,417	+481
2022	100,680	+263
2023	101,291	+611
2024	102,166	+875
2025	102,605	+439

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.7 ±0.8: for men 31.7 ±1.2 and for women 33.8 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hesperia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	6,876 ±714	6.8% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	22,443 ±1,522	22.3% ±1.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	10,312 ±931	10.2% ±0.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	28,926 ±1,504	28.7% ±1.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,506 ±1,226	21.3% ±1.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,712 ±886	10.6% ±0.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,160 ±$4,601, and income per person $26,265 ±$1,078, 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 Hesperia city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	4,378 ±725	15.0% ±2.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,484 ±674	18.8% ±2.2	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,248 ±681	17.9% ±2.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,499 ±675	15.4% ±2.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,400 ±610	18.5% ±2.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,475 ±438	8.5% ±1.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,761 ±407	6.0% ±1.4	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 Hesperia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	16,914 ±2,223	16.9% ±2.2	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,660 ±946	19.9% ±3.1	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,833 ±1,201	15.9% ±2.1	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,421 ±545	15.3% ±3.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hesperia city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hesperia city	California	United States
Housing units	30,425 ±745	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.1% ±1.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.9% ±1.1	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.2% ±2.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.8% ±2.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$409,000 ±$8,185	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,590 ±$92	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±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 Hesperia city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	63,169 ±2,367	62.7% ±2.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,048 ±2,007	26.8% ±2.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,549 ±1,127	5.5% ±1.1	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,519 ±505	1.5% ±0.5	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	20 to 146	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	20 to 298	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	316 to 958	0.3% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,611 ±570	2.6% ±0.6	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 Hesperia city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	72,196 ±1,674	71.6% ±1.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,865 ±1,056	9.8% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,072 ±298	1.1% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	17,642 ±1,511	17.5% ±1.5	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,676 ±866	8.6% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,966 ±1,280	8.9% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hesperia city among the places of California

75th 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 Hesperia city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rialto city	104,143 ±77
San Mateo city	103,105 ±92
Vacaville city	102,596 ±51
Chico city	102,188 ±69
Daly City city	101,964 ±54
Hesperia city	100,775 ±44
Norwalk city	99,789 ±84
Vista city	99,114 ±94
Tracy city	96,966 ±57
Arden-Arcade CDP	94,994 ±2,963
San Marcos city	94,882 ±68

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Hesperia city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 33 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 122 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 154 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 258 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 333 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 350 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