San Jacinto is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 55,470 people and ten associated neighborhoods, San Jacinto is the 170th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in San Jacinto was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local San Jacinto economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in San Jacinto, where the median household income is $73,682.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.81% 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 San Jacinto, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.69 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of San Jacinto are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.01% of adults in San Jacinto have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in San Jacinto in 2018 was $24,560, 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 $98,240 for a family of four. However, San Jacinto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

San Jacinto is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto, accounting for 61.23% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of San Jacinto residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in San Jacinto include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of San Jacinto's cultural character, accounting for 17.31% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in San Jacinto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.