Hemet is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 90,689 people and 31 associated neighborhoods, Hemet is the 89th largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Hemet telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Hemet, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.92 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Hemet are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.92% of adults in Hemet have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Hemet in 2022 was $26,043, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,172 for a family of four. However, Hemet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hemet is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hemet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hemet, accounting for 48.97% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hemet residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hemet include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

In addition, Hemet has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.65%).

The most common language spoken in Hemet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.