Murrieta vs Temecula

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

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

Murrieta has the higher population (111,621 vs 110,404 in Temecula). Temecula has the higher median household income ($117,840 vs $109,780 in Murrieta). Temecula has the higher median home value ($640,400 vs $606,900 in Murrieta).

Population, income & housing

	Murrieta	Temecula
Population	111,621	110,404
Median age	36.0 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$109,780	$117,840
Median home value	$606,900	$640,400
Median gross rent	$2,330	$2,297
Housing units	37,306	36,866
Homeownership rate	69.3%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	39.2%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murrieta	Temecula
Population	112,941 → 111,621 (-1.2%)	113,381 → 110,404 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$90,535 → $109,780 (+21.3%)	$96,183 → $117,840 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$414,100 → $606,900 (+46.6%)	$444,800 → $640,400 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,761 → $2,330 (+32.3%)	$1,856 → $2,297 (+23.8%)

Murrieta

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

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)

	Murrieta	Temecula
Under 5	6.8%	7.6%
5 to 17	20.2%	20.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	7.0%	7.6%
75 and over	5.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murrieta	Temecula
White (non-Hispanic)	47.5%	49.2%
Black or African American	4.8%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	8.0%	11.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.1%
Some other race	1.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.3%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	32.5%	28.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murrieta	Temecula
No high school diploma	6.8%	6.6%
High school graduate	21.0%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murrieta	Temecula
Drove alone	73.6%	71.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	8.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.1%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.5%	17.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murrieta	Temecula
1-unit, detached	73.8%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	7.3%
20 or more units	5.2%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Murrieta	Temecula
Poverty rate	5.9%	7.4%
Average household size	3.13	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	37	36
Median year structure built	2000	1998