Hesperia is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 100,633 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Hesperia is the 76th largest community in California.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.67% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Hesperia is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hesperia, the average commute to work is 36.47 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
In Hesperia, just 12.29% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Hesperia in 2022 was $25,683, which is low income relative to California, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,732 for a family of four. However, Hesperia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hesperia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hesperia 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 Hesperia, accounting for 60.32% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hesperia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hesperia include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Hesperia's cultural character, accounting for 17.04% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Hesperia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.