Hesperia is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 62,578 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Hesperia is the 110th largest community in California.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hesperia is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.7% of the Hesperia workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Hesperia is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hesperia who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.00%), sales jobs (12.18%), and teaching (5.63%).

In Hesperia, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.11 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

"If you live in Hesperia, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Hesperia residents do (96.7%). Hesperia is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Even though Hesperia is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Hesperia Information and Demographics

The citizens of Hesperia have a very low rate of college education: just 7.98% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Hesperia in 2000 was $15,487, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,948 for a family of four.

Hesperia is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hesperia home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hesperia is White, followed by African-American. Hesperia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.52% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Hesperia include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Hesperia is English. Some people also speak Spanish.