Rancho Murieta vs Wilton

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

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

Wilton has the higher population (6,198 vs 5,606 in Rancho Murieta). Wilton has the higher median household income ($171,579 vs $129,767 in Rancho Murieta). Wilton has the higher median home value ($891,200 vs $660,000 in Rancho Murieta).

Population, income & housing

	Rancho Murieta	Wilton
Population	5,606	6,198
Median age	55.4 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$129,767	$171,579
Median home value	$660,000	$891,200
Median gross rent	$3,333	$1,792
Housing units	2,477	2,071
Homeownership rate	95.1%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.8%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rancho Murieta	Wilton
Population	5,744 → 5,606 (-2.4%)	5,665 → 6,198 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$108,625 → $129,767 (+19.5%)	$106,813 → $171,579 (+60.6%)
Median home value	$474,000 → $660,000 (+39.2%)	$604,700 → $891,200 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,086 → $3,333 (+59.8%)	$1,566 → $1,792 (+14.4%)

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

Wilton

Population

5,6656,198

Median household income

$106,813$171,579

Median home value

$604,700$891,200

Median gross rent

$1,566$1,792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rancho Murieta	Wilton
Under 5	5.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	13.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	2.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	6.2%	13.7%
35 to 44	9.1%	7.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	20.0%	18.7%
65 to 74	15.7%	16.7%
75 and over	15.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rancho Murieta	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	61.7%
Black or African American	4.6%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.7%
Asian	4.6%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rancho Murieta	Wilton
No high school diploma	3.8%	4.8%
High school graduate	11.2%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	39.0%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rancho Murieta	Wilton
Drove alone	77.3%	66.4%
Carpooled	2.4%	12.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.8%	14.3%
Other means	2.6%	6.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rancho Murieta	Wilton
1-unit, detached	84.1%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Rancho Murieta	Wilton
Poverty rate	4.5%	5.4%
Average household size	2.27	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	47	35
Median year structure built	1991	1983