Temecula is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 110,682 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Temecula is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.33% 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 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. Temecula is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.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. Temecula also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.87%. The most common language spoken in Temecula is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
