Demographics of Murrieta city, California

Murrieta city, California had 114,124 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,960 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Murrieta city, in four figures

114,124
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 112,064 ±62.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +2,960 people.; 36.6 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $114,081 ±$5,408
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Murrieta city, California's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Murrieta city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Murrieta city, California's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Murrieta city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	111,164	100.0	100.0
2021	112,195	100.9	100.2
2022	112,214	100.9	100.7
2023	112,306	101.0	101.6
2024	113,169	101.8	102.5
2025	114,124	102.7	103.1

Population of Murrieta city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	111,164	—
2021	112,195	+1,031
2022	112,214	+19
2023	112,306	+92
2024	113,169	+863
2025	114,124	+955

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.6 ±1.1: for men 35.4 ±1.3 and for women 37.9 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Murrieta city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	6,948 ±901	6.2% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	22,535 ±1,584	20.1% ±1.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	10,189 ±973	9.1% ±0.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	30,203 ±1,682	27.0% ±1.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	27,794 ±1,401	24.8% ±1.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,395 ±970	12.8% ±0.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $114,081 ±$5,408, and income per person $45,886 ±$2,015, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Murrieta city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,473 ±447	6.8% ±1.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,582 ±513	9.9% ±1.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,469 ±585	12.4% ±1.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,686 ±619	13.0% ±1.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,423 ±740	23.3% ±2.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,192 ±585	14.4% ±1.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,320 ±728	20.3% ±2.0	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Murrieta city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	5,976 ±1,218	5.4% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,580 ±425	5.4% ±1.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,107 ±714	5.1% ±1.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,289 ±330	6.0% ±1.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Murrieta city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Murrieta city	California	United States
Housing units	37,603 ±829	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.1% ±3.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.9% ±1.1	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.5% ±2.6	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.5% ±3.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$639,800 ±$7,858	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,388 ±$70	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Murrieta city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	35,164 ±2,614	31.4% ±2.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	52,255 ±2,382	46.6% ±2.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,851 ±1,002	5.2% ±0.9	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,461 ±1,308	8.4% ±1.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	207 to 883	0.2% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	166 to 820	0.1% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,128 ±829	1.9% ±0.7	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,167 ±929	5.5% ±0.8	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Murrieta city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	69,504 ±1,753	62.0% ±1.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,112 ±1,617	19.7% ±1.4	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,833 ±332	1.6% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,615 ±1,784	16.6% ±1.6	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13,322 ±1,231	11.9% ±1.1	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,293 ±1,438	4.7% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Murrieta city among the places of California

56th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Murrieta city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fairfield city	120,785 ±65
Berkeley city	120,257 ±59
Antioch city	116,477 ±144
Richmond city	115,505 ±89
Carlsbad city	114,373 ±104
Murrieta city	112,064 ±62
East Los Angeles CDP	111,647 ±3,509
Temecula city	111,167 ±65
Downey city	110,939 ±44
Santa Maria city	110,462 ±74
Costa Mesa city	110,330 ±43

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Murrieta city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 85 Places in California by median rent
No. 125 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 130 Places in California by median household income
No. 190 Places by median rent
No. 225 Places in California by per capita income
No. 275 Places in California by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026