East Hemet is home to 20,257 people in California. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 32.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. Growth has run 37% since 2000, or 5,434 more people. Density works out to 3,896 people per square mile. The average commute runs 36 minutes.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,096, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 133%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Hemet
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share14.3% → 54.8%(+40.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share82.7% → 35.4%(−47.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate8.9% → 18.8%(+9.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)48.7%(472)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(251)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.2%(283)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(40)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 970 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Hemet, decade by decade
East Hemet population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
17,611
$77,474
$265,448
12.8%
37.0
2000
14,823
$72,553
$179,797
12.5%
56.1
2010
17,418
$77,008
$365,253
13.6%
70.6
2020
19,432
$67,909
$315,979
11.2%
74.2
2024
20,257
$82,096
$419,700
13.1%
71.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
