Temecula is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 57,425 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Temecula is the 128th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Temecula is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Temecula is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Temecula who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.45%), sales jobs (14.35%), and management occupations (10.74%).

One downside of living in Temecula, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.83 minutes every day commuting to work.

Temecula is a very car-oriented city: 97% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Temecula is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Temecula Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Temecula citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 25.00% of adults in Temecula have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Temecula in 2000 was $21,557, 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 $86,228 for a family of four. However, Temecula contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Temecula is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Temecula home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Temecula is 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 18.99% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Temecula include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Temecula is English. Some people also speak Spanish.