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Menifee, CA
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Living in Menifee



Menifee is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 109,399 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Menifee is the 73rd largest community in California. Menifee has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Menifee, where the median household income is $87,871.00.

Housing costs in Menifee 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.88% 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.

In Menifee, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.77 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Menifee is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.79% of adults 25 and older in Menifee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Menifee in 2018 was $35,682, 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 $142,728 for a family of four. However, Menifee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Menifee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Menifee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Menifee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Menifee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Menifee include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Menifee's cultural character, accounting for 15.12% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Menifee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.