Murrieta, California demographics

Murrieta, CA demographics: median age 36.6; 32.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Murrieta city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0650076. The survey estimates a population of 112,064 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Murrieta is 36.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 36,145 households (±784). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.6 ±1.1	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 112,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	29,483 ±1,822	26.3% ±1.6 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	23,988 ±1,497	21.4% ±1.3 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	44,198 ±1,870	39.4% ±1.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	14,395 ±970	12.8% ±0.9 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 112,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	53,728 ±1,051	47.9% ±0.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	58,336 ±1,060	52.1% ±0.9 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 112,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	58,690 ±2,463	52.4% ±2.2 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6,085 ±1,005	5.4% ±0.9 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,158 ±453	1.0% ±0.4 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	9,988 ±1,343	8.9% ±1.2 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	567 ±328 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	13,568 ±2,134	12.1% ±1.9 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	22,008 ±2,463	19.6% ±2.2 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 112,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	76,900 ±2,605	68.6% ±2.3 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	35,164 ±2,614	31.4% ±2.3 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 36,145
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	21,918 ±816	60.6% ±1.8 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,929 ±378	5.3% ±1.0 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,439 ±607	12.3% ±1.7 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,481 ±767	17.9% ±2.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,378 ±299	3.8% ±0.8 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 36,145
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	14,621 ±691	40.5% ±1.7 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	21,524 ±1,136	59.5% ±2.9 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 36,145
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,481 ±767	17.9% ±2.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	10,209 ±752	28.2% ±2.0 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	6,757 ±760	18.7% ±2.1 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	6,488 ±740	17.9% ±2.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	4,125 ±682	11.4% ±1.9 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,534 ±274	4.2% ±0.8 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	551 ±202	1.5% ±0.6 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 112,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	93,449 ±1,783	83.4% ±1.6 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	18,615 ±1,784	16.6% ±1.6 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 105,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	77,471 ±2,415	73.7% ±2.2 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	18,094 ±2,269	17.2% ±2.2 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	524 ±424 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	57 ±47 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	76 ±67 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	984 ±438	0.9% ±0.4 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	522 ±247	0.5% ±0.2 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	467 ±190	0.4% ±0.2 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,132 ±453	1.1% ±0.4 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	2,849 ±562	2.7% ±0.5 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,102 ±393	1.0% ±0.4 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	1,666 ±734	1.6% ±0.7 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	172 ±118 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 72,392
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,827 ±716	6.7% ±1.0 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	16,210 ±1,183	22.4% ±1.6 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	20,136 ±1,384	27.8% ±1.8 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	7,626 ±859	10.5% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	15,253 ±1,066	21.1% ±1.4 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8,340 ±963	11.5% ±1.3 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 111,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	97,676 ±1,887	88.0% ±1.7 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	7,209 ±1,543	6.5% ±1.4 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,739 ±1,316	4.3% ±1.2 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,114 ±474	1.0% ±0.4 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	272 ±169 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.6% of Murrieta residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 96.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Murrieta	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.6% ±0.7 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.1% ±0.7 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.0% ±0.9 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Murrieta . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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