Murrieta

Population: 111,621
Median household income: $109,780
Median home value: $606,900

Murrieta, a community in Riverside County, California, has 111,621 residents. The median household income of $109,780 is above the Riverside County median ($89,672).

Between 2019 and 2023, Murrieta's population declined 1.2% from 112,941 to 111,621, while its median home value rose 46.6% from $414,100 to $606,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 47.5% of the population. 73.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 111,621
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $109,780
Median home value: $606,900
Median gross rent: $2,330
Housing units: 37,306
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

112,941111,621

Median household income

$90,535$109,780

Median home value

$414,100$606,900

Median gross rent

$1,761$2,330

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	112,941	$90,535	$414,100	$1,761
2020	114,066	$91,654	$435,700	$1,859
2021	111,096	$98,466	$458,000	$1,996
2022	111,899	$106,925	$567,700	$2,150
2023	111,621	$109,780	$606,900	$2,330

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,543	6.8%
5 to 17	22,567	20.2%
18 to 24	9,757	8.7%
25 to 34	14,406	12.9%
35 to 44	16,161	14.5%
45 to 54	13,612	12.2%
55 to 64	13,647	12.2%
65 to 74	7,782	7.0%
75 and over	6,146	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	52,985	47.5%
Black or African American	5,340	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	381	0.3%
Asian	8,956	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	642	0.6%
Some other race	1,100	1.0%
Two or more races	5,906	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36,311	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,898	6.8%
High school graduate	15,059	21.0%
Some college or associate's	28,960	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	14,749	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8,088	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35,998	73.6%
Carpooled	4,146	8.5%
Public transit	114	0.2%
Walked	517	1.1%
Bicycle	77	0.2%
Worked from home	7,589	15.5%
Other means	458	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,438	22.8%
15 to 29 min	12,098	29.3%
30 to 44 min	4,951	12.0%
45 to 59 min	3,588	8.7%
60+ min	11,235	27.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 5.9% (6,591 of 111,009)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,693	78.1%
Nonfamily households	7,759	21.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35,452	95.0%
Vacant	1,854	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,577	69.3%
Renter-occupied	10,875	30.7%

1-unit, detached73.8%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,516	73.8%
1-unit, attached	1,697	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1,427	3.8%
5 to 19 units	3,065	8.2%
20 or more units	1,938	5.2%
Mobile home & other	1,663	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0650076
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 35 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 33.5732, -117.1910