Murrieta

Population & Demographics

Murrieta, CA

Murrieta is home to 112,064 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 46,379 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
112,064
people
Population

112,064 residents

Median age 36.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Murrieta population & demographics

Who lives in Murrieta — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
112,064
Median age
36.6yrs
Median household income
$114,081
Median home value
$639,800
Median gross rent
$2,388/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
32.6%
Poverty rate
5.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Murrieta

How Murrieta breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White46.6%
Hispanic or Latino31.4%
Asian8.4%
Two or more races5.5%
Black5.2%
Some other race1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%

Race across Murrieta

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Murrieta.

Murrieta at a glance
Employed Residents
46,379
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
29.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Temecula
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Murrieta proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Murrieta commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Murrieta

46,379 commutes, one dot at a time

Murrieta

Where 46,379 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Murrieta, by worker count.

1Murrieta0.0 mi6,339
2Temecula6.5 mi5,782
3San Diego54.5 mi3,610
4Los Angeles76.7 mi1,712
5Riverside28.1 mi1,523
6Menifee8.4 mi1,118
7Lake Elsinore10.8 mi892
8Irvine34.9 mi892

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Murrieta.

1Murrieta0.0 mi6,339
2Temecula6.5 mi2,602
3Menifee8.4 mi2,550
4Wildomar5.1 mi1,485
5Lake Elsinore10.8 mi1,213
6French Valley5.1 mi1,180
7Hemet16.3 mi906
8San Diego54.5 mi759

Top industries

The sectors that employ Murrieta’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.4%
RTRetail Trade12.7%
COConstruction12.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.2%
EDEducational Services10.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.7%
WSWholesale Trade3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Murrieta

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
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