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Hemet, CA
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Hemet profile


Living in Hemet



Hemet is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 90,689 people and 31 associated neighborhoods, Hemet is the 89th largest community in California.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.64% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Hemet, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Hemet rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.92% of adults 25 and older in Hemet have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Hemet in 2018 was $26,043, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,172 for a family of four. However, Hemet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hemet is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hemet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hemet, accounting for 48.97% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hemet residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hemet include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

In addition, Hemet has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.65%).

The most common language spoken in Hemet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.