What percentage of people rent in Murrieta, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Murrieta, CA, 2020–2024
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30.5% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Murrieta, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 11,020 renting households against 25,125 that own their home.

In Murrieta, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 30.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.5% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 11,020 (±1,123)
Median renter income: $81,935 (±$5,368)

Who rents and who owns in Murrieta

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Murrieta	Riverside County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.5% (±2.9 points)	30.9% (±0.4 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	11,020 (±1,123)	239,349 (±3,349)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	25,125 (±1,090)	535,986 (±3,538)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.1)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$81,935 (±$5,368)	$63,524 (±$1,392)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$134,489 (±$9,096)	$109,791 (±$1,274)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Murrieta, the renter share is not measurably different from Riverside County (30.9%).

It is also lower than in California (44.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Riverside County, Murrieta ranks 26 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 624 of 1,076.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Murrieta has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	34.0% (±1.8 points)	30.5% (±2.9 points)	−3.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,761 (±$48)	$2,388 (±$70)	+35.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$90,535 (±$3,357)	$114,081 (±$5,408)	+26.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Murrieta

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Murrieta
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Murrieta	—	30.5% (±2.9 points)	—
Wildomar	4.9 mi	21.7% (±3.2 points)	Lower
French Valley	5.2 mi	12.6% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Temecula	6.5 mi	32.0% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Menifee	8.1 mi	19.8% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Canyon Lake	9.0 mi	15.2% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Lake Elsinore	11 mi	29.1% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeland Village	11 mi	32.3% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rainbow	12 mi	15.0% (±8.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wildomar, CA (21.7%), French Valley, CA (12.6%), Menifee, CA (19.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
20	Cathedral City	33.5% (±2.4 points)
21	Indio	32.9% (±2.0 points)
22	Lakeland Village	32.3% (±6.1 points)
23	Temecula	32.0% (±1.9 points)
24	Winchester	31.3% (±13.1 points)
25	Perris	31.2% (±2.5 points)
26 (tie)	Murrieta	30.5% (±2.9 points)
26 (tie)	East Hemet	30.5% (±4.7 points)
28	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	30.0% (±7.2 points)
29	Jurupa Valley	29.9% (±2.0 points)
30	Banning	29.8% (±3.6 points)
31	Lake Elsinore	29.1% (±2.9 points)
32	Mead Valley	27.9% (±5.8 points)

Showing 13 of 71 places in Riverside County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Murrieta

How many renters are there in Murrieta?

Murrieta has an estimated 11,020 (±1,123) renting households, 30.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Murrieta?

In Murrieta, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 30.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Murrieta?

A renting household in Murrieta has 2.8 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Murrieta?

The median renting household in Murrieta, CA has an income of $81,935 (±$5,368) a year, against $134,489 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Murrieta city, California (place:50076, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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