East Hemet is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States, located east of

Hemet Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California, United States. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The population was 89,833 at the 2020 ...

. East Hemet is in an

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outside the city limits of Hemet. The population was 19,432 at the 2020 census, up from 17,418 at the 2010 census.

Geography

East Hemet is located at (33.736120, -116.940305). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that East Hemet had a population of 19,432. The population density was . The racial makeup of East Hemet was 45.7%

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, 5.9%

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, 2.6% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.3%

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, 29.1% from other races, and 14.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.7% of the population. 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. There were 5,622 households, out of which 43.5% included children under the age of 18, 50.6% were married-couple households, 8.6% were

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couple households, 24.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 15.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 14.0% of households were one person, and 5.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.44. There were 4,521

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(80.4% of all households). 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 65years of age or older. The median age was 33.3years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. There were 5,852 housing units at an average density of , of which 5,622 (96.1%) were occupied. Of these, 65.4% were owner-occupied, and 34.6% were occupied by renters. 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

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, 1.6% spoke other

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, 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. The median household income was $80,621, and the

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was $25,752. About 17.4% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that East Hemet had a population of 17,418. The population density was . The racial makeup of East Hemet was (62.4%)

, (11.9%)

, (1.9%) Native American, (1.6%) Asian, (0.2%)

, (17.2%) from other races, and (4.9%) from two or more races.

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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

(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.

Government

In the

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Education

It is in the

Hemet Unified School District Hemet Unified School District is a school district in Hemet, California which covers; Hemet, East Hemet, Valle Vista, Anza, Winchester, and Idyllwild . Christi Barrett is the district's Superintendent, having succeeded Dr. Barry L. Kayrell, ...

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References

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