Menifee vs Temecula

A side-by-side comparison of Menifee and Temecula: population, income, housing, and more.

Menifee and Temecula are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Temecula has the higher population (110,404 vs 107,020 in Menifee). Temecula has the higher median household income ($117,840 vs $89,183 in Menifee). Temecula has the higher median home value ($640,400 vs $487,200 in Menifee).

Population, income & housing

	Menifee	Temecula
Population	107,020	110,404
Median age	38.2 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$89,183	$117,840
Median home value	$487,200	$640,400
Median gross rent	$2,052	$2,297
Housing units	37,247	36,866
Homeownership rate	80.3%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	39.2%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Menifee	Temecula
Population	90,349 → 107,020 (+18.5%)	113,381 → 110,404 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$70,224 → $89,183 (+27.0%)	$96,183 → $117,840 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$334,600 → $487,200 (+45.6%)	$444,800 → $640,400 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,556 → $2,052 (+31.9%)	$1,856 → $2,297 (+23.8%)

Menifee

Population

90,349107,020

Median household income

$70,224$89,183

Median home value

$334,600$487,200

Median gross rent

$1,556$2,052

Temecula

Population

113,381110,404

Median household income

$96,183$117,840

Median home value

$444,800$640,400

Median gross rent

$1,856$2,297

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Menifee	Temecula
Under 5	6.7%	7.6%
5 to 17	18.7%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.6%	15.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.6%
75 and over	8.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Menifee	Temecula
White (non-Hispanic)	40.8%	49.2%
Black or African American	6.8%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	6.4%	11.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.4%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	39.0%	28.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Menifee	Temecula
No high school diploma	11.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	26.1%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Menifee	Temecula
Drove alone	77.1%	71.6%
Carpooled	8.8%	8.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.9%	17.6%
Other means	0.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Menifee	Temecula
1-unit, detached	84.3%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	7.3%
20 or more units	2.4%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Menifee	Temecula
Poverty rate	9.6%	7.4%
Average household size	3.05	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	42	36
Median year structure built	2001	1998