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92562 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92562 covers Murrieta, California, with a population of about 65,116 and a median household income of $113,204.

Population
65,116590 per square mile
Median age
37.11.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$113,2041.2× the California median
Poverty rate
6.3%6.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$691,880up 18.5% in five years
Median rent
$2,2621.2× the California median
Degree or higher
34.4%0.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.5%5.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,917

Where 92562 is

Murrieta, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population65,116
Median age37.1
Family households77.8%
Born outside the US13.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home22.5%
White (non-Hispanic)51.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.8%
Hispanic or Latino31.9%
Veterans7.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$113,204
Income per person$46,820
Poverty rate6.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k11.6%
$125–150k10.8%
$150–200k14.2%
$200k or more19.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed28,800
Mean adjusted gross income$117,215
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.2%
Returns, under $25k23.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.2%
Returns, $200k or more10.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$629,000
Median gross rent$2,262
Rent as a share of household income34.4%
Owner-occupied70.5%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1997

What the homes are

Detached house77.8%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units6.3%
20 or more units6.8%
Mobile home2.1%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$691,880as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78%
Typical asking rent$2,522as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 10.7%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 52.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$700,420$204,129

$204,129 in 2000 to $691,880 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,522$1,415

$1,415 in 2015 to $2,522 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%
High school diploma or higher93.5%
Works from home16.2%
Drives to work alone72.2%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more36.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity33.7% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.8% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.5% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.2% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,917
People employed21,186
Annual payroll$1,053,305,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 94.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.3 out of 100
Community resilience8.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought44Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind16.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane12.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning8.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$113,204$96,334$78,538
Income per person$46,820$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$629,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,262$1,956$1,348
Homeownership70.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home16.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US13.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age37.137.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationELSINORE, CA US15.2 km away
Rain in a year12 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January65.7°F / 41.9°F2.97 in rain
February67.1°F / 42.7°F2.85 in rain
March71.5°F / 45.8°F1.49 in rain
April76.5°F / 48.7°F0.54 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May82°F / 53.8°F0.21 in rain
June90.2°F / 58.3°F0.07 in rain
July96.5°F / 64.1°F0.18 in rain
August97.8°F / 64.8°F0.06 in rain
September93.2°F / 61.2°F0.17 in rain
October83.1°F / 53.9°F0.51 in rain
November73.2°F / 45.9°F0.59 in rain
December65°F / 40.3°F2.01 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket37% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Murrieta Valley Unified School District66.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Fallbrook Union Elementary School District15.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Fallbrook Union High School District15.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

92595 Wildomar, CA4.4 km away
92564 Murrieta, CA5.6 km away
92563 Murrieta, CA8.9 km away
92590 Temecula, CA11.7 km away
92531 Lake Elsinore, CA12.7 km away
92530 Lake Elsinore, CA12.8 km away
92589 Temecula, CA14 km away
92593 Temecula, CA14 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Riverside County81.5% of this ZIP code's land area
San Diego County18.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area110.35 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density590 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.5631, -117.2738

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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