Murrieta is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 113,783 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Murrieta is the 59th largest community in California. Murrieta has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Murrieta, where the median household income is $106,925.00.

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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.22% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One downside of living in Murrieta is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Murrieta, the average commute to work is 31.90 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The overall education level of Murrieta citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.87% of adults in Murrieta have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Murrieta in 2022 was $40,950, 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 $163,800 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 34.52% 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 15.35% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Murrieta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.