
California · Census place 78120
Temecula, CA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Temecula, California (Temecula, CA — Census place “Temecula city”) is 110,404 residents, ranking #61 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $117,840, the median home is worth $640,400 and median gross rent runs $2,297 a month. Looking for the Temecula California ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Temecula, CA: 92590, 92591, 92592.
- Population
- 110,404Temecula city residents
- Median household income
- $117,840Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $640,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,297Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.7%Owner-occupied households
Temecula ZIP codes (California)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Temecula.
The Temecula CA ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Temecula city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Temecula city median would spend about 23.4% 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 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 67.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Temecula city, CA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Temecula city is a mid-size city in California, with 110,404 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #61 of 1,618 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 36.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in Temecula city earn a median of $117,840 a year, 50% above the national figure of $78,538 and 29% above the $91,111 median for the 1,050 California cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 7.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Temecula city is valued at $640,400, 111.1% above the national figure and 9% above the $589,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,297 a month, 63.4% above the national figure, or roughly $27,564 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 67.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) city 109,900
- Costa Mesa city 110,538
- Santa Maria city 109,880
- Murrieta city 111,621
- West Covina city 107,436
- Downey city 111,793
- El Monte city 107,066
- Carlsbad city 114,500
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Temecula city?
- Temecula city has 110,404 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #61 of 1,618 in California.
- What is the median household income in Temecula city?
- Median household income in Temecula city is $117,840 a year, 50% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Temecula city?
- Median gross rent is $2,297 a month and the median home value is $640,400, so rent absorbs about 23.4% of median household income.
- Is Temecula city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Temecula city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Temecula city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.