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Moreno Valley

California · 214,263 residents (2025 est.) · 51.3 sq mi
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Moreno Valley is home to 211,666 people in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The population is up 49% since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 32.5. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. There are 4,125 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 135%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
211,666
+49%since 2000
from 142,381 in 2000
214,263 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,125 / sq mi
+15%since 2009
from 3,587 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
32.5
+20%since 2000
from 27.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
51.3 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
109K137K165K193K221K19902000201020202024Moreno Valley
2024212K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(12,521)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97%(14,808)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.2%(17,457)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.7%(16,349)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248%(16,996)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.2%(36,407)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(28,991)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.1%(25,533)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.3%(21,775)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.7%(14,096)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.4%(5,129)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.8%(1,604)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$93,222
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $47,387 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$29,872
+99%since 2000
from $14,983 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
61.7%
+26.0 ptssince 2009
from 35.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2000
from 14.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.382
−2%since 2010
from 0.391 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance13.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical13.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade10.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services3.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$503,700
+135%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $117,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,135
+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $743 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.3%
−7.8 ptssince 2000
from 71.1% in 2000
36.7% rent
Vacancy rate
3.2%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.79 people
+1%since 2009
from 3.77 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
33.8%
−20.0 ptssince 2009
from 53.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
59.4%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 62.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.4
−5%since 2009
from 5.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
54
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic32.2%(45,881)
Black19.3%(27,536)
Hispanic / Latino38.4%(54,689)
Asian5.8%(8,214)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic13.4%(28,369)
Black15.5%(32,785)
Hispanic / Latino61.9%(130,997)
Asian5.2%(10,997)
Other4%(8,518)
Diversity Score
71
−12%since 2009
from 81 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican52.8%(111,849)
Salvadoran2.4%(4,982)
Guatemalan1.6%(3,322)
South American0.8%(1,610)
Puerto Rican0.6%(1,274)
Nicaraguan0.5%(1,100)
Cuban0.4%(946)
Spaniard0.3%(685)
Honduran0.3%(635)
Colombian0.3%(609)
Ecuadorian0.2%(405)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.2%(366)
Peruvian0.2%(338)
Costa Rican0.1%(132)
Dominican0.1%(127)
Argentine0%(95)
Bolivian0%(29)
Chilean0%(11)
Asian origin
Filipino2.2%(4,666)
Vietnamese0.7%(1,471)
Chinese0.6%(1,302)
Asian Indian0.4%(912)
Laotian0.3%(589)
Korean0.2%(471)
Pakistani0.2%(322)
Thai0.1%(267)
Kazakh0.1%(190)
Taiwanese0.1%(187)
Japanese0.1%(159)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(69)
Hmong0%(53)
Nepalese0%(31)
Burmese0%(26)
Malaysian0%(24)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.4%(947)
Samoan0.3%(686)
Fijian0.2%(351)
Tongan0.1%(232)
Guamanian0%(17)
Ancestry
English2.6%(5,439)
American2.6%(5,415)
German2.5%(5,269)
Irish2%(4,296)
Italian1%(2,108)
Nigerian0.9%(1,959)
Arab0.8%(1,631)
French0.5%(1,062)
Scottish0.4%(938)
Polish0.3%(593)
Dutch0.3%(572)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Egyptian0.3%(532)
West Indian0.2%(508)
Norwegian0.2%(469)
Swedish0.2%(357)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(292)
Palestinian0.1%(268)
Welsh0.1%(229)
Czech0.1%(225)
Hungarian0.1%(208)
Canadian0.1%(205)
Haitian0.1%(179)
Russian0.1%(172)
Portuguese0.1%(161)
Danish0.1%(147)
Austrian0.1%(124)
Iranian0.1%(123)
Ukrainian0.1%(122)
British0.1%(106)
Kenyan0%(105)
Finnish0%(99)
Lebanese0%(98)
Ghanaian0%(92)
Romanian0%(88)
Iraqi0%(76)
Turkish0%(57)
Swiss0%(53)
Greek0%(52)
Brazilian0%(51)
Jamaican0%(44)
Slovene0%(43)
Slovak0%(41)
Syrian0%(38)
Armenian0%(26)
Ethiopian0%(24)
Belgian0%(16)
Jordanian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
17.8%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 14.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
80.2%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 74.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 4.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
35.5 min
+35%since 2000
from 26.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.4%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 77.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.0%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.1%
−6.3 ptssince 2011
from 13.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2011
from 64.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
68.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 65.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
27.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 25.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
49.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
24.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 24.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.8%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 9.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.0%
−14.1 ptssince 2013
from 24.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.6%
+10.2 ptssince 2017
from 84.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 96.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
49.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 49.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
44.5%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 43.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married48.4%(40,351)
Married44.4%(37,028)
Widowed1.5%(1,252)
Divorced5.8%(4,824)
Women 15+
Never married42%(35,024)
Married42.9%(35,766)
Widowed5.7%(4,775)
Divorced9.4%(7,860)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.0%
−14.1 ptssince 2013
from 24.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 48.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
5.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 5.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 9.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
34.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 34.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
53.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 53.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 41.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.6%(2,141)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(1,711)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(2,084)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(291)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(4)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,481 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Moreno Valley, California?

Moreno Valley, California has about 211,666 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Moreno Valley, California?

The typical household in Moreno Valley, California earns about $93,222 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Moreno Valley, California expensive?

In Moreno Valley, California, the median home is worth about $503,700, and the typical rent is about $2,135 a month.

How educated are people in Moreno Valley, California?

About 17.8% of adults age 25 and over in Moreno Valley, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Moreno Valley, California?

About 11.7% of people in Moreno Valley, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Moreno Valley, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Moreno Valley, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 92,887 residents, a change of about 78 percent over that period.

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