Demographics of Temecula city, California

Temecula city, California had 114,865 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,791 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Temecula city, in four figures

114,865
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 111,167 ±65.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +4,791 people.; 36.7 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $121,063 ±$4,177
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.

Temecula city, California's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Temecula 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Temecula city, California's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Temecula 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	110,074	100.0	100.0
2021	110,931	100.8	100.2
2022	110,930	100.8	100.7
2023	111,412	101.2	101.6
2024	113,082	102.7	102.5
2025	114,865	104.4	103.1

Population of Temecula city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	110,074	—
2021	110,931	+857
2022	110,930	−1
2023	111,412	+482
2024	113,082	+1,670
2025	114,865	+1,783

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.7 ±0.7: for men 36.4 ±1.0 and for women 36.9 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Temecula city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	7,929 ±823	7.1% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,876 ±1,225	19.7% ±1.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,280 ±700	6.5% ±0.6	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	32,254 ±1,606	29.0% ±1.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	27,697 ±1,302	24.9% ±1.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,131 ±901	12.7% ±0.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $121,063 ±$4,177, and income per person $47,086 ±$1,694, 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 Temecula city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,655 ±443	7.3% ±1.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,011 ±459	8.2% ±1.2	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,056 ±656	11.1% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,659 ±609	12.8% ±1.6	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,816 ±764	24.1% ±2.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,803 ±535	15.9% ±1.4	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,536 ±721	20.6% ±1.9	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 Temecula city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	8,076 ±1,342	7.3% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,522 ±614	8.6% ±2.1	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,203 ±752	7.0% ±1.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,351 ±360	6.4% ±1.7	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Temecula city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Temecula city	California	United States
Housing units	37,813 ±765	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.6% ±2.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.4% ±1.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.0% ±1.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.0% ±2.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$679,700 ±$9,355	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,347 ±$50	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±2	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 Temecula city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	32,185 ±2,125	29.0% ±1.9	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	53,815 ±2,463	48.4% ±2.2	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,234 ±1,076	4.7% ±1.0	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11,474 ±1,323	10.3% ±1.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	106 to 352	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	712 ±331	0.6% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,503 ±1,255	6.7% ±1.1	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 Temecula city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	65,479 ±1,692	58.9% ±1.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	25,481 ±1,633	22.9% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,543 ±483	2.3% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	17,664 ±1,277	15.9% ±1.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11,536 ±864	10.4% ±0.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,128 ±952	5.5% ±0.9	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Temecula city among the places of California

58th 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 Temecula city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Menifee city	110,305 ±71
San Buenaventura (Ventura) city	109,857 ±54

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Temecula city, California

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026