Hemet

Incorporated in 1910, Hemet is nestled in the foot hills of Mount San Jacinto. The quiet and the beauty of this city has long attracted retirees; However, today many of the young are moving here, to escape the urban living and to raise their families in r

Neighborhood

Housing Hemet United States
Homes Owned 64.28% 64.07%
Homes Rented 19.59% 21.45%
Home Appreciation 23.49% 13.62%
Housing Vacant 16.13% 14.48%
Median Home Age 17.6 27.2
Population Hemet United States
Household Size 2.2 2.58
Median Age 51.2 37.6
Population 31,201 293,655,400
Pop. Change 20.63% 5.88%
Pop. Density 770.6 80

Social

Family Hemet United States
Divorced 10.55% 7.64%
Married, no children 40.15% 31.04%
Married, with children 13.38% 27.90%
Never Married 13.29% 24.39%
Now married 57.29% 57.73%
Separated 3.88% 2.82%
Single, no children 43.16% 30.05%
Single, with children 4.60% 9.43%
Widowed 14.99% 7.42%

Economic

General Hemet United States
Projected job growth through 27.24% 9.06%
Income tax 6.00% 5.02%
Job growth in the past year 3.10% 1.30%
Sales tax 7.75% 6.00%
Unemployment rate 5.50% 5.00%
Cost of Living Hemet United States
Food 110.7 100
Health 120.4 100
Housing 156.8 100
Miscellaneous 100.8 100
Overall 126.1 100
Transportation 107 100
Utilities 121.2 100
Crime Hemet United States
Property Crime 6
Violent Crime 5
Education Hemet United States
Pupil/teacher Ratio 21.8 15.9
Students per counselor 877 546
Students per librarian 2487 907