California · Census place 50076
Murrieta city, CA
Quick answer
Murrieta city has 111,621 residents, ranking #59 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $109,780, the median home is worth $606,900 and median gross rent runs $2,330 a month.
- Population
- 111,621Murrieta city residents
- Median household income
- $109,780Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $606,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,330Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Murrieta city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Murrieta city median would spend about 25.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.9% of residents and 69.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- East Los Angeles CDP 114,617
- Carlsbad city 114,500
- Downey city 111,793
- Costa Mesa city 110,538
- Temecula city 110,404
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) city 109,900
- Santa Maria city 109,880
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