MURRIETA FIRE & RESCUE

Demographic Features

ThemedianageinMurrietais34.7years,with11.8%beingpersonsgreaterthan65yearsofage and 28.2% being persons under theage of 18 (U.S. Census, 2022). Males make up 49.1% of the populationwhilefemalesmakeup50.9%.Thewhitepopulationis69.7%andHispanicorLatino (ofanyrace)is25.9%whilepersonswhoidentifyastwoormoreracesareat6.1%. Theworkforce population is 51,839 with 87% commuting to areas outside the city, reducing the daytime populationtoapproximately65,730(Hoffman,2010).

Population

White 63%

Hispanic or Latino 32.5%

Asian 9.3%

African American 4.9%

Other 9%

Murrietaisprimarilyaresidential,or“bedroom,”communityconsistingofapproximately33,095 housingunits(US Census, 2022). Themedianhomevalueis$703,983and thehome-ownership rate is 66% (Zillow, 2022). As of 2012, there were 8,723 companies reported in a survey of business owners in the city (US Census SBO, 2012). The median annual household income is $91,654. Of the population in Murrieta, 92.2% hold a high school diploma or another form of higher education; the poverty rate is at 6.6% (U.S. Census, 2022); and the unemployment rate standsat2.9%(McAllister,2022).