Hesperia is a city of 100,775 people in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 38,193 people. This skews young, with a median age of 32.7. Getting to work takes 43 minutes on average. That trails the California median by roughly 27%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,160, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 138%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hesperia
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share18.5% → 62.7%(+44.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share76.8% → 26.8%(−50.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population50,418 → 100,775(+100%)US over the same years: +35%
Hesperia's population equals 4.6% of San Bernardino County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 2.2% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.3% of the county's.
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)33.9%(1,016)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(852)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(837)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(196)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,995 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
Hesperia, decade by decade
Hesperia 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
50,418
$73,910
$253,447
6.7%
46.9
2000
62,582
$73,232
$171,782
8.0%
65.2
2010
90,173
$69,607
$360,937
9.5%
73.5
2020
99,818
$65,631
$309,676
10.2%
70.5
2024
100,775
$72,160
$409,000
11.9%
66.3
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.
