What percentage of people rent in East Hemet, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Hemet, CA, 2020–2024
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30.5% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in East Hemet, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,661 renting households against 3,792 that own their home.

In East Hemet, the share of households that rent went from 40.4% in 2015–2019 to 30.5% in 2020–2024 (−9.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.5% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 1,661 (±296)
Median renter income: $62,331 (±$20,041)

Who rents and who owns in East Hemet

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Hemet	Riverside County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.5% (±4.7 points)	30.9% (±0.4 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,661 (±296)	239,349 (±3,349)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,792 (±362)	535,986 (±3,538)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.8 (±0.4)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.6 (±0.3)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,331 (±$20,041)	$63,524 (±$1,392)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,256 (±$14,360)	$109,791 (±$1,274)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In East Hemet, the renter share is not measurably different from Riverside County (30.9%).

It is also lower than in California (44.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Riverside County, East Hemet ranks 27 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 625 of 1,076.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in East Hemet has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	40.4% (±4.0 points)	30.5% (±4.7 points)	−9.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,311 (±$64)	$1,655 (±$244)	+26.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,964 (±$2,328)	$82,096 (±$10,136)	+52.1%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near East Hemet

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Hemet
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Hemet	—	30.5% (±4.7 points)	—
Valle Vista	3.1 mi	26.1% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hemet	3.2 mi	37.7% (±2.5 points)	Higher
San Jacinto	5.7 mi	25.0% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Green Acres	7.9 mi	12.5% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Winchester	7.9 mi	31.3% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sage	9.6 mi	12.6% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Homeland	10.0 mi	25.5% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Beaumont	10 mi	19.2% (±2.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Green Acres, CA (12.5%), Sage, CA (12.6%), Beaumont, CA (19.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hemet, CA (37.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
21	Indio	32.9% (±2.0 points)
22	Lakeland Village	32.3% (±6.1 points)
23	Temecula	32.0% (±1.9 points)
24	Winchester	31.3% (±13.1 points)
25	Perris	31.2% (±2.5 points)
26 (tie)	Murrieta	30.5% (±2.9 points)
26 (tie)	East Hemet	30.5% (±4.7 points)
28	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	30.0% (±7.2 points)
29	Jurupa Valley	29.9% (±2.0 points)
30	Banning	29.8% (±3.6 points)
31	Lake Elsinore	29.1% (±2.9 points)
32	Mead Valley	27.9% (±5.8 points)
33	Thousand Palms	27.2% (±10.1 points)

Showing 13 of 71 places in Riverside County, ranked from highest to lowest.

East Hemet is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about East Hemet

How many renters are there in East Hemet?

East Hemet has an estimated 1,661 (±296) renting households, 30.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Hemet?

In East Hemet, the share of households that rent went from 40.4% in 2015–2019 to 30.5% in 2020–2024 (−9.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in East Hemet?

A renting household in East Hemet has 3.8 people on average, against 3.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Hemet?

The median renting household in East Hemet, CA has an income of $62,331 (±$20,041) a year, against $102,256 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for East Hemet CDP, California (place:20697, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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