East Hemet, California

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, East Hemet had a population of 19,432 and a population density of 3,740.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,444.2/km²).^[6] 98.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.8% lived in rural areas.^[7] The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.3% were institutionalized.^[6]

There were 5,622 households, of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.6% were married-couple households, 8.6% were cohabiting couple households, 24.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.44.^[6] There were 4,521 families (80.4% of all households).^[8]

The age distribution was 28.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% aged 18 to 24, 27.0% aged 25 to 44, 22.8% aged 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.6 males.^[6]

There were 5,852 housing units at an average density of 1,126.5/sq mi (434.9/km²), of which 3.9% were vacant. Of the 5,622 occupied units, 65.4% were owner-occupied and 34.6% were renter-occupied; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.3%.^[6]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census^[10] reported that East Hemet had a population of 17,418. The population density was 3,341.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,290.0/km²). The racial makeup of East Hemet was (62.4%) White, (11.9%) African American, (1.9%) Native American, (1.6%) Asian, (0.2%) Pacific Islander, (17.2%) from other races, and (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 38.9%.

The Census reported that 17,352 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 56 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 10 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 5,320 households, out of which 2,499 (47.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,908 (54.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 936 (17.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 408 (7.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 429 (8.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 48 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 797 households (15.0%) were made up of individuals, and 349 (6.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26. There were 4,252 families (79.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.55.

The population age distribution is 5,224 people (30.0%) under the age of 18, 1,912 people (11.0%) aged 18 to 24, 4,319 people (24.8%) aged 25 to 44, 4,145 people (23.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,818 people (10.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

There were 5,869 housing units at an average density of 1,125.8 per square mile (434.7 per km²), of which 3,510 (66.0%) were owner-occupied, and 1,810 (34.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.1%. 10,808 people (62.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6,544 people (37.6%) lived in rental housing units.

2023 American Community Survey

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 16.3% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 65.8% spoke only English at home, 30.8% spoke Spanish, 1.6% spoke other Indo-European languages, and 1.8% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 78.9% were high school graduates and 10.8% had a bachelor's degree.^[11]

The median household income was $80,621, and the per capita income was $25,752. About 17.4% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line.^[12]