Mather vs Rancho Murieta

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

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

Rancho Murieta has the higher population (5,606 vs 4,729 in Mather). Mather has the higher median household income ($140,941 vs $129,767 in Rancho Murieta). Rancho Murieta has the higher median home value ($660,000 vs $573,800 in Mather).

Population, income & housing

	Mather	Rancho Murieta
Population	4,729	5,606
Median age	33.7 yrs	55.4 yrs
Median household income	$140,941	$129,767
Median home value	$573,800	$660,000
Median gross rent	$1,904	$3,333
Housing units	1,537	2,477
Homeownership rate	81.3%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.8%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mather	Rancho Murieta
Population	4,272 → 4,729 (+10.7%)	5,744 → 5,606 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$87,976 → $140,941 (+60.2%)	$108,625 → $129,767 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$360,000 → $573,800 (+59.4%)	$474,000 → $660,000 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,578 → $1,904 (+20.7%)	$2,086 → $3,333 (+59.8%)

Mather

Population

4,2724,729

Median household income

$87,976$140,941

Median home value

$360,000$573,800

Median gross rent

$1,578$1,904

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)

	Mather	Rancho Murieta
Under 5	7.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	24.1%	13.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	2.3%
25 to 34	14.9%	6.2%
35 to 44	14.9%	9.1%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	8.5%	20.0%
65 to 74	7.5%	15.7%
75 and over	2.0%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mather	Rancho Murieta
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	68.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	8.6%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	9.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mather	Rancho Murieta
No high school diploma	5.6%	3.8%
High school graduate	18.3%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.2%	39.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mather	Rancho Murieta
Drove alone	66.9%	77.3%
Carpooled	2.6%	2.4%
Public transit	1.3%	0.9%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.7%	16.8%
Other means	3.5%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mather	Rancho Murieta
1-unit, detached	84.3%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Mather	Rancho Murieta
Poverty rate	3.6%	4.5%
Average household size	3.10	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	24	47
Median year structure built	2004	1991