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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 constituent neighborhoods, Hemet is the 89th largest community in California.

One downside of living in Hemet is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hemet, the average commute to work is 33.12 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The percentage of adults in Hemet with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.85% of adults in Hemet have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hemet in 2018 was $23,123, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,492 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 49.34% 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, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

In addition, Hemet has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.02%).

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