Hilmar is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 7,851 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.54% 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.

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

In Hilmar, just 11.15% 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 Hilmar in 2022 was $35,291, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,164 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 32.64% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hilmar include Portuguese, Irish, Swedish, English, and Welsh.

Hilmar also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.04%.

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