Temecula

Population & Demographics

Temecula, CA

Temecula is home to 111,167 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 45,463 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
111,167
people
Population

111,167 residents

Median age 36.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Temecula population & demographics

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

Population
111,167
Median age
36.7yrs
Median household income
$121,063
Median home value
$679,700
Median gross rent
$2,347/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
38.8%
Poverty rate
7.3%

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 Temecula

How Temecula 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).

White48.4%
Hispanic or Latino29.0%
Asian10.3%
Two or more races6.7%
Black4.7%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Temecula

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 Temecula.

Temecula at a glance
Employed Residents
45,463
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
35.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
22.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
19.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Diego
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Temecula 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 Temecula 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

28 / 100

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

Temecula

45,463 commutes, one dot at a time

Temecula

Where 45,463 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Temecula0.0 mi10,194
2San Diego49.4 mi3,555
3Murrieta6.5 mi2,602
4Los Angeles82.7 mi1,624
5Riverside34.5 mi1,505
6Irvine40.1 mi898
7Escondido25.8 mi693
8Menifee14.1 mi655

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Temecula.

1Temecula0.0 mi10,194
2Murrieta6.5 mi5,782
3Menifee14.1 mi3,378
4French Valley7.1 mi2,146
5Wildomar11.5 mi1,686
6Lake Elsinore17.2 mi1,630
7Hemet18.3 mi1,465
8San Diego49.4 mi1,447

Top industries

The sectors that employ Temecula’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%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services19.8%
RTRetail Trade13.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance12.3%
EDEducational Services9.7%
COConstruction8.3%
MFManufacturing7.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.1%
WSWholesale Trade3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Temecula

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

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