Murrieta is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 111,878 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Murrieta is the 59th largest community in California. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Murrieta, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Murrieta, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Murrieta’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Murrieta does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $109,780.00. Housing costs in Murrieta are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Murrieta is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Murrieta is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Murrieta who work in management occupations (11.12%), office and administrative support (11.01%), and sales jobs (9.72%). Of important note, Murrieta is also a city of artists. Murrieta has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Murrieta’s character. Also of interest is that Murrieta has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Murrieta telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.52% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Murrieta, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.43 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. In terms of college education, Murrieta is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.83% of adults in Murrieta have a college degree. The per capita income in Murrieta in 2022 was $43,992, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,968 for a family of four. However, Murrieta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Murrieta is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Murrieta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Murrieta residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Murrieta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Murrieta include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Murrieta's cultural character, accounting for 15.68% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Murrieta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
