Temecula, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
111,167
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.7
1.1% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.3%
1.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$121,063
2.74% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$679,700
6.14% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
52,322
3.96% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Temecula, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.5% of the residents in Temecula, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Temecula, CA are San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula (520 degrees awarded in 2023), Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula (282 degrees), and Professional Golfers Career College (40 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Temecula, CA was $679,700, and the homeownership rate was 68%.

Most people in Temecula, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Temecula, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Temecula, CA is home to a population of 111k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.9% of Temecula, CA residents were born outside of the country (17.6k people).

In 2024, there were 4.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (53.8k people) in Temecula, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.5k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 10.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.5%
2024 Citizenship
94%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.5% of Temecula, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Temecula, CA was 94%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Temecula, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    53.8k ± 2.46k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    11.5k ± 1.32k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    10.8k ± 1.43k
29%
Hispanic Population
32.2k people

In 2024, there were 4.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (53.8k people) in Temecula, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.5k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 10.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

29% of the people in Temecula, CA are hispanic (32.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Temecula, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
17.6k people
16.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
18.3k people

As of 2024, 15.9% of Temecula, CA residents (17.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Temecula, CA was 16.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,677 ± 409
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,637 ± 367
  3. Vietnam
    1,202 ± 254

Temecula, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.64 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Temecula, CA employs 52.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Temecula, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (6,509 people), Retail Trade (5,419 people), and Educational Services (5,324 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($140,000), Information ($108,931), and Public Administration ($100,853).

Employment

Occupations

52.3k
2024 Value
± 2,075
3.96%
1 Year growth
± 5.39%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Temecula, CA grew at a rate of 3.96%, from 50.3k employees to 52.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Temecula, CA, are Management Occupations (6,258 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,479 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (5,073 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Temecula, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

52.3k
2024 Value
± 2,075
3.96%
1 Year growth
± 5.39%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Temecula, CA grew at a rate of 3.96%, from 50.3k employees to 52.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Temecula, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,509 people), Retail Trade (5,419 people), and Educational Services (5,324 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Temecula, CA, though some of these residents may live in Temecula, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$77,872
Median earning men ± $5,192
$44,210
Median earning women ± $2,595

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($123,304), Public Administration ($116,850), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($107,803).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($83,897), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,041), and Construction ($61,723).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Temecula, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Temecula, CA awarded 842 degrees. The student population of Temecula, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 489 male students and 545 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Temecula, CA are Hispanic or Latino (422 and 50.2%), White (237 and 28.2%), Two or More Races (48 and 5.71%), and Unknown (42 and 4.99%).

The largest universities in Temecula, CA by number of degrees awarded are San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula (520 and 61.8%), Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula (282 and 33.5%), and Professional Golfers Career College (40 and 4.75%).

The most popular majors in Temecula, CA are Electrician (165 and 19.6%), General Cosmetology (158 and 18.8%), and Medical Assistant (107 and 12.7%).

The median tuition cost in Temecula, CA for private four year colleges is $4,000.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,034 students enrolled in Temecula, CA, 47.3% men and 52.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 541 records, of which 54% were women and 46% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Medical Assistant
    102 degrees awarded
  2. General Cosmetology
    158 degrees awarded
  3. Electrician
    145 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Temecula, CA was Medical Assistant with 102 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Temecula, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula
    520 degrees awarded
  2. Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula
    282 degrees awarded
  3. Professional Golfers Career College
    40 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula with 520 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 357 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Temecula, CA, which is 0.736 times less than the 485 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 422 degrees mean that there were 1.78 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 237 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($15,160) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($3,150) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Temecula, CA was $679,700 in 2024, which is 2.04 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $640,400 to $679,700, a 6.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Temecula, CA is 68%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Temecula, CA have an average commute time of 36.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Temecula, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$679,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,355
$24,831
Median Property Taxes
±$1,131

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Temecula, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Temecula, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

68%
Homeownership
2024
73.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68% of the housing units in Temecula, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$121,063
Median Household Income
± $4,177
36.5k
Number of Households
± 1,612

In 2024, the median household income of the 36.5k households in Temecula, CA grew to $121,063 from the previous year's value of $117,840.

The following chart displays the households in Temecula, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Temecula, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70%)
  2. Worked At Home (19.2%)
  3. Carpooled (8.1%)

In 2024, 70% of workers in Temecula, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

36.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Temecula, CA have a longer commute time (36.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.97% of the workforce in Temecula, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Temecula, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Temecula, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Temecula, CA (8.08k out of 111k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Temecula, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.7% of the population of Temecula, CA has health coverage, with 52.8% on employee plans, 14% on Medicaid, 8.92% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 5.09% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.4% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.33%
Uninsured
52.8%
Employer Coverage
14%
Medicaid
8.92%
Medicare
13.8%
Non-Group
5.09%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Temecula, CA declined by 10.1% from 5.93% to 5.33%.

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