Hemet.
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California·Riverside County
27 tracts·86K people·$352K median·2,925/mi²
Hispanic 48 · White 33 · Black 10 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 43 · Other 31 · Living alone 26
Hemet 13 · San Jacinto 5 · Riverside 5 · Los Angeles 5 · Moreno Valley 5 · Elsewhere 67
Health 44 · Retail 22 · Leisure 12 · Professional 10 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 25 · Service 22 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 13
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 13 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Hemet is $352,200 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Hemet has 91,326 residents across 19 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.8; the population is 48.2% Hispanic or Latino, 32.7% White, 9.8% Black, 4.5% Multiracial, 3.4% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 15.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.9% (Census ACS).
Cawston Elementary (31%), Harmony Elementary (29%) and McSweeny Elementary (28%) lead the elementary schools; Rancho Viejo Middle (21%), Diamond Valley Middle (16%) and Acacia Middle (13%) lead the middle schools; Western Center Academy (74%), Alessandro High (42%) and West Valley High (29%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,575/month, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hemet is $57,719 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Hemet, median rent is $1,575/month and the median home value is $352,200 (Census ACS).
Hemet reported 4.7 violent crimes and 19.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 96°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 10 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hemet are earthquake (92), inland flooding (79) and drought (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.02g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Hemet scores 13.1 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).