City safety & data profile

East HemetCA

East Hemet, CA is a 17K-resident city in Riverside County with a median household income of $82,096.

Riverside County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for East Hemet, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. East Hemet has a population larger than 36% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $419,700.

Data updated 2026-09-04

17K
Population (place)
Bottom 37%
By size
$82,096
Median income (place)
$419,700
Median home (place)
18.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on East Hemet

East Hemet posts a median household income higher than 52% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 48%
by median income, US cities

Where East Hemet income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$82,096 Top 48% higher than 52% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

East Hemet $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading East Hemet, CA beyond the headline numbers

East Hemet sits inside Riverside County, California, at roughly 33.74°N, -116.94°W. Population 17,418, $82,096 median household income. Median home value $419,700, median rent $1,655. Poverty rate 18.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

18.8% of East Hemet, CA residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

A median home in East Hemet runs about 5.1 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 8.5% of East Hemet workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, frequent physical distress departs furthest from its peer median: 16.9% in East Hemet, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

East Hemet's median age is 32.5 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for East Hemet from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
17,418
East Hemet · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$82,096
-8% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$419,700
Near average
Median Age (place)
32.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Riverside County): East Hemet's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
2.5M+11%
Median Income
$93,074+65%
Median Home Value
$557,300+141%
Poverty Rate
10.6%-35%
Unemployment
6.5%-56%

Economics

Economics indicators for East Hemet, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,655/mo
Poverty Rate
18.8% +52% vs avg
Unemployment 7.6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 13.1%
Work From Home 8.5%
Public Transit 0.7%

Population

White 46.3%
African American 3.6%
Asian 1.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
41.3%
Obesity
40.4%
High Blood Pressure
33.7%
Physical Inactivity
30.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
15.3%
Current Smoking
15%
Binge Drinking
14.9%
Diabetes
12.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 53.7%
Annual Checkup 70%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.3%
Stroke
3.5%

What alerts and safety updates affect East Hemet?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for East Hemet right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-EAST-HEMET · East Hemet

East Hemet: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to East Hemet; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse California state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of East Hemet, CA?
East Hemet, CA has a population of 17,418 people, located in Riverside County, California.
What is the median household income in East Hemet?
The median household income in East Hemet, CA is $82,096 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 18.8%.
What is the median home value in East Hemet?
The median home value in East Hemet, CA is $419,700. Median rent is $1,655/month.
What are the top health concerns in East Hemet?
The top health indicators in East Hemet include Short Sleep Duration (41.3%), Obesity (40.4%), High Blood Pressure (33.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in East Hemet?
The median age in East Hemet, CA is 32.5 years. 13.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for East Hemet, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (18.8% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($82,096 here).

Compare East Hemet with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using East Hemet's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the East Hemet area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Riverside County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.