CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rancho Murieta

California · 2,342 residents · 11.9 sq mi

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Rancho Murieta is a city of 2,342 people in California. Median home value sits at $261,500. That is roughly 91% ahead of the California median. At a median age of 43.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households take in $68,483 a year at the median, 127% more than the country as a whole. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

43% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 44%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,342

−44%vs 2000

vs 4,193 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

43.7

−12%vs 2000

vs 49.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(133)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(112)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(162)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(118)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.1%(50)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 347.8%(183)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.8%(464)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416.6%(389)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6415.2%(356)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.2%(332)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(37)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$68,483

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,130 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$38,063

−14%vs 2000

vs $44,010 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

0.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$261,500

+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $239,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,001

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,523 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

91.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.7% in 2000

8.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(3,700)

Black1.9%(80)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(194)

Asian2.6%(108)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(2,291)

Black1.5%(34)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(41)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.4%(904)

Spaniard0.6%(36)

South American0.2%(13)

Colombian0.2%(13)

Central American0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino1.8%(103)

Chinese0.8%(49)

Korean0.7%(40)

Japanese0.5%(27)

Ancestry

English25.3%(1,489)

German15.6%(918)

Irish12.6%(742)

Italian5.5%(326)

Scottish5.1%(300)

American4.3%(252)

French2.9%(173)

Norwegian2.1%(121)

Portuguese1.3%(78)

Dutch1.3%(76)

Welsh1.2%(70)

Swiss0.9%(52)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.8%(47)

Swedish0.7%(43)

French Canadian0.6%(38)

Lithuanian0.6%(36)

Hungarian0.6%(35)

Finnish0.5%(30)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(26)

Canadian0.4%(25)

Austrian0.4%(23)

Ukrainian0.4%(22)

Croatian0.4%(21)

Polish0.3%(19)

Arab0.3%(18)

Lebanese0.3%(18)

Slovak0.3%(17)

British0.3%(16)

Russian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

42.6%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

96.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.8%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

33.0 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 25.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married20.2%(524)

Married67.3%(1,744)

Widowed1.4%(37)

Divorced11%(285)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(564)

Married62.8%(1,650)

Widowed5.4%(143)

Divorced10.3%(271)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.4%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 5.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.3%

−12.8 ptssince 2020

from 82.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.4%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.4%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.0%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.1%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 91.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.5%

+11.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% 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)23.1%(127)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.7%(59)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.5%(234)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 550 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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