Overview
99,287
Total Population
32.6
Median age
49.19%
Female population %
103.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
55.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
60,155
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hesperia's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hesperia is 32.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hesperia's population under 18 was 30.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hesperia's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hesperia, 24.99% were under the age of 15, 21.52% aged 15 to 29, 42.86% aged 30 to 64, 9.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.17% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 1,599 less females than males in Hesperia:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.19% females and 50.81% males in Hesperia, CA.
- The Hesperia, CA gender ratio is 103.3:100 i.e. 103.3 men to 100 women (1.033).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 4,988.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 4,560.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hesperia's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hesperia population: 71.23% are White, 3.61% are Black or African American, 0.89% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.47% are Asian, 0.16% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 11.44% are some other race and 10.20% are multiracial.
- Hesperia's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 60,155 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 39,132 (39.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hesperia is White with a population of 70,72 (71.23% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hesperia's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 100,847 in the year 2021
- From 2000 to 2010, Hesperia's population increased by 27,229 (43.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hesperia's population increased by 9,828 (10.89%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hesperia's population was lowest in year 2000 at 63,033.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)