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Hesperia, CA
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Hesperia profile


Living in Hesperia



Hesperia is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 100,744 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Hesperia is the 76th largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Hesperia telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.29% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Hesperia, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.00 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The rate of college-level education in Hesperia is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.94% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hesperia in 2018 was $23,907, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,628 for a family of four. However, Hesperia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hesperia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hesperia 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 Hesperia, accounting for 62.31% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hesperia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hesperia include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

In addition, Hesperia has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.60%).

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