Hilmar is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 8,017 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hilmar is the 448th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Hilmar are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

You will also find that a lot of people in Hilmar work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Also of interest is that Hilmar has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Hilmar telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Being a small town, Hilmar does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The rate of college-level education in Hilmar is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.18% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hilmar in 2022 was $37,991, which is middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,964 for a family of four. However, Hilmar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hilmar is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hilmar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hilmar residents report their race to be White. Hilmar also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.76% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hilmar include Portuguese, Irish, English, Welsh, and Swedish.

In addition, Hilmar has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.61%).

The most common language spoken in Hilmar is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.