Temecula is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 111,752 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Temecula is the 61st largest community in California. Housing costs in Temecula 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.Temecula is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Temecula is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Temecula who work in management occupations (12.28%), sales jobs (11.19%), and office and administrative support (10.69%). Also of interest is that Temecula has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Temecula telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Temecula is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Temecula, the average commute to work is 33.10 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The city of Temecula is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The population of Temecula is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.12% of adults in Temecula have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Temecula in 2022 was $42,562, 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 $170,248 for a family of four. However, Temecula contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Temecula is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Temecula home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Temecula residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Temecula also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.59% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Temecula include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Temecula's cultural character, accounting for 16.87% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Temecula is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
