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Murrieta, California: commercial real estate data.
Murrieta is a Census city of 112,064 people across 35.40 square miles of land, in Riverside County. Median household income is $114,081, 69.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 255 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $119.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Murrieta
What Murrieta is
- Census place typecity
- Land area35.4 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,166
- County holding the largest share of its areaRiverside County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Murrieta
- Population112,064
- Median age36.6
- Population under 1829,483
- Share under 1826.3 percent
- Population 65 and over14,395
- Share 65 and over12.8 percent
- Households36,145
- Family households28,286
- Share of households that are families78.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Murrieta
- Median household income$114,081
- Per capita income$45,886
- Civilian labor force54,398
- Employed50,717
- Unemployed3,681
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over72,392
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Murrieta
- Housing units37,603
- Occupied units36,145
- Vacant units1,458 plus or minus 415
- Vacancy rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Owner occupied25,125
- Renter occupied11,020
- Ownership rate69.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$639,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,388
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.1 percent
- Single family units29,197
- Share single family77.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,649
- Share in buildings of two or more17.7 percent
- Mobile homes1,750
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Murrieta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute41,714
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,953
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more20,319
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.7 percent
- Drove alone72.2 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home16.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Murrieta (7(a))
- Approvals255
- Gross approval$119,392,900
- Average approval$468,207
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,184,400
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,339
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome55
- Paid in full44
- Charged off11
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans20.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.5 percent
- Share to franchises11.4 percent
- Distinct lenders54
- Distinct industries by NAICS122
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Murrieta, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Murrieta (504)
- Approvals124
- Gross approval$96,827,000
- Average approval$780,863
- Median approval$481,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,437
- Loans with a final outcome40
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans2.5 percent
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Murrieta, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Murrieta
- NFIP communityCity of Murrieta
- NFIP community number060751
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date09/12/24
The City of Murrieta participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060751 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Riverside County, not Murrieta
Riverside County context, not Murrieta figures
- Establishments in Riverside County46,244
- Covered employment, Riverside County840,433
- Average annual pay, Riverside County$59,734
- Housing units permitted, Riverside County9,598
Every figure in this section is published for Riverside County as a whole and is not a measurement of Murrieta.
All Riverside County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Murrieta questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Murrieta, California?
112,064, in 36,145 households. Murrieta city covers 35.40 square miles of land, which is 3,166 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Murrieta in?
Riverside County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Murrieta?
$114,081. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $639,800. Median gross rent is $2,388 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Murrieta businesses?
255 7(a) approvals totaling $119.4 m since FY2020, across 54 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 124 504 approvals worth $96.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Murrieta, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Murrieta borrowers get paid back?
Of the 55 loans that have reached a final outcome, 44 were paid in full and 11 charged off, a charge off rate of 20.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Murrieta in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Murrieta appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Murrieta, city of, community 060751, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Murrieta figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Riverside County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Murrieta.
Is zoning published for Murrieta?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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