Fruitridge Pocket vs Rancho Murieta

A side-by-side comparison of Fruitridge Pocket and Rancho Murieta: population, income, housing, and more.

Fruitridge Pocket and Rancho Murieta are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fruitridge Pocket has the higher population (5,675 vs 5,606 in Rancho Murieta). Rancho Murieta has the higher median household income ($129,767 vs $51,350 in Fruitridge Pocket). Rancho Murieta has the higher median home value ($660,000 vs $338,800 in Fruitridge Pocket).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitridge Pocket	Rancho Murieta
Population	5,675	5,606
Median age	36.3 yrs	55.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,350	$129,767
Median home value	$338,800	$660,000
Median gross rent	$1,185	$3,333
Housing units	1,910	2,477
Homeownership rate	58.2%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitridge Pocket	Rancho Murieta
Population	6,116 → 5,675 (-7.2%)	5,744 → 5,606 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$32,197 → $51,350 (+59.5%)	$108,625 → $129,767 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$182,300 → $338,800 (+85.8%)	$474,000 → $660,000 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $1,185 (+12.9%)	$2,086 → $3,333 (+59.8%)

Fruitridge Pocket

Population

6,1165,675

Median household income

$32,197$51,350

Median home value

$182,300$338,800

Median gross rent

$1,050$1,185

Rancho Murieta

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitridge Pocket	Rancho Murieta
Under 5	6.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	13.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	2.3%
25 to 34	15.9%	6.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	9.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.6%	20.0%
65 to 74	7.0%	15.7%
75 and over	7.4%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitridge Pocket	Rancho Murieta
White (non-Hispanic)	16.8%	68.6%
Black or African American	21.1%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	15.2%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	40.9%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitridge Pocket	Rancho Murieta
No high school diploma	23.5%	3.8%
High school graduate	23.8%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	39.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitridge Pocket	Rancho Murieta
Drove alone	71.7%	77.3%
Carpooled	13.1%	2.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.9%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitridge Pocket	Rancho Murieta
1-unit, detached	81.8%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Fruitridge Pocket	Rancho Murieta
Poverty rate	33.6%	4.5%
Average household size	2.90	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	22	47
Median year structure built	1958	1991