Rancho Murieta

Population: 5,606
Median household income: $129,767
Median home value: $660,000

Located in Sacramento County, California, Rancho Murieta is a community with a population of 5,606. Its median household income of $129,767 runs above the Sacramento County figure of $88,724.

From 2019 to 2023, Rancho Murieta's population declined 2.4% from 5,744 to 5,606, while its median home value rose 39.2% from $474,000 to $660,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 68.6% of the population. 77.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,606
Median age: 55.4 yrs
Median household income: $129,767
Median home value: $660,000
Median gross rent: $3,333
Housing units: 2,477
Homeownership rate: 95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7445,606

Median household income

$108,625$129,767

Median home value

$474,000$660,000

Median gross rent

$2,086$3,333

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,744	$108,625	$474,000	$2,086
2020	5,682	$111,827	$518,000	$2,132
2021	5,874	$133,505	$546,500	$2,632
2022	5,728	$127,128	$610,700	$3,063
2023	5,606	$129,767	$660,000	$3,333

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6420.0%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over15.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	281	5.0%
5 to 17	758	13.5%
18 to 24	131	2.3%
25 to 34	345	6.2%
35 to 44	508	9.1%
45 to 54	733	13.1%
55 to 64	1,124	20.0%
65 to 74	879	15.7%
75 and over	847	15.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,843	68.6%
Black or African American	256	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	260	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.5%
Two or more races	157	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,063	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate11.2%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree39.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	168	3.8%
High school graduate	496	11.2%
Some college or associate's	1,210	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,731	39.0%
Graduate or professional degree	831	18.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 47 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.8%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,965	77.3%
Carpooled	61	2.4%
Public transit	22	0.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	428	16.8%
Other means	65	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	293	13.9%
15 to 29 min	372	17.6%
30 to 44 min	553	26.2%
45 to 59 min	391	18.5%
60+ min	504	23.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 4.5% (254 of 5,606)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,735	70.4%
Nonfamily households	730	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,465	99.5%
Vacant	12	0.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,343	95.1%
Renter-occupied	122	4.9%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,084	84.1%
1-unit, attached	192	7.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	83	3.4%
Mobile home & other	118	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0659506
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 38.5007, -121.0740