[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13 km2), all of it land.

The 2010 United States Census[5] reported that East Hemet had a population of 17,418.

797 households (15.0%) were made up of individuals, and 349 (6.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 5,869 housing units at an average density of 1,125.8 per square mile (434.7 per km2), of which 3,510 (66.0%) were owner-occupied, and 1,810 (34.0%) were occupied by renters.

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 14,823 people, 4,831 households, and 3,787 families residing in the CDP.

There were 5,064 housing units at an average density of 1,570.7 per square mile (607.2 per km2).

17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In the California State Legislature, East Hemet is in the 23rd Senate District, represented by Republican Suzette Martinez Valladares, and in the 42nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jacqui Irwin.