Moving to Murrieta, California
About Murrieta, California

Murrieta is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The population of Murrieta was 110,949 as of the 2020 census. Murrieta experienced a 133.7% population increase between 2000 and 2010, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in the state during that period. Largely residential in character, Murrieta is typically characterized as a bedroom community. Murrieta is bordered by the city of Temecula to the south, the cities of Menifee and Wildomar to the north, and the unincorporated community of French Valley to the east. Murrieta is located in the center of the Los Angeles-San Diego mega-region. Murrieta is named for Juan Murrieta, a Californio ranchero who founded the town.
Gender
Gender | Murrieta | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 50.9% | 50.3% | 50.8% |
Male | 49.1% | 49.7% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Murrieta | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 2.8% | 4.7% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 3.4% | 6.9% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 5.2% | 7.1% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 8.4% | 10% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 17% | 15.3% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 15.5% | 12.3% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 21.7% | 17.1% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 10.9% | 9.4% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 13% | 13.3% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Murrieta | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 4% | 8% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 4% | 7% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 23% | 20% | 27.0% |
Other College | 29% | 21% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 10% | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 20% | 22% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 7% | 9% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 2% | 3% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 1% | 2% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Murrieta | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 47.6% | 36.5% | 60.1% |
African American | 4.5% | 5.4% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Asian | 9% | 14.6% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 5.2% | 3.4% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 32.5% | 39.1% | 18.2% |
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