Hesperia is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 100,744 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Hesperia is the 76th largest community in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hesperia is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.25% of the Hesperia workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Hesperia is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hesperia who work in office and administrative support (9.88%), sales jobs (9.63%), and management occupations (7.89%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.29% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 37.00 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. In Hesperia, just 10.94% 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 $23,907, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,628 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 62.31% 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. Hesperia also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.60%. The most common language spoken in Hesperia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
