Rancho Murieta, California

Rancho Murieta is a census-designated place (CDP) and guard-gated community in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,903 at the 2020 census, up from 5,488 at the 2010 census.^[3] It is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Sacramento.

Rancho Murieta
census-designated place
Location in Sacramento County and the state of California
Coordinates: 38°30′11″N 121°5′5″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sacramento
Area [1]
• Total	12.064 sq mi (31.25 km2)
• Land	11.883 sq mi (30.78 km2)
• Water	0.181 sq mi (0.47 km2)  1.50%
Elevation	167 ft (51 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,903[2]
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95683
Area codes	916, 279
FIPS code	06-59506
GNIS feature ID	1820537

Rancho Murieta South Entrance Sign.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31 km²), of which, 11.9 square miles (31 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (1.50%) is water. The principal east–west access route is California State Route 16, also known as Jackson Road (or the Jackson Highway), which connects Rancho Murieta with the Sacramento metropolitan area to its west and to Amador County and the world-famous Shenandoah wine regions to the east.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	2,336		—
2000	4,193		79.5%
2010	5,488		30.9%
2020	5,903		7.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1990[5] 2000[6] 2010[7]

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Rancho Murieta had a population of 5,903. The population density was 496.8 inhabitants per square mile (191.8/km²). The racial makeup of Rancho Murieta was 79.4% White, 2.7% African American, 0.7% Native American, 3.9% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other races, and 10.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.5% of the population.^[8]

The whole population lived in households. There were 2,499 households, out of which 24.8% included children under the age of 18, 67.5% were married-couple households, 3.0% were cohabiting couple households, 19.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 9.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 19.2% of households were one person, and 14.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36.^[8] There were 1,943 families (77.8% of all households).^[9]

The age distribution was 17.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% aged 18 to 24, 13.2% aged 25 to 44, 30.5% aged 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males.^[8]

There were 2,611 housing units at an average density of 219.7 units per square mile (84.8 units/km²), of which 2,499 (95.7%) were occupied. Of these, 91.6% were owner-occupied, and 8.4% were occupied by renters.^[8]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 4.1% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 93.5% spoke only English at home, 4.2% spoke Spanish, 0.0% spoke other Indo-European languages, 2.0% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.4% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 96.2% were high school graduates and 57.8% had a bachelor's degree.^[10]

The median household income in 2023 was $129,767, and the per capita income was $69,973. About 5.0% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line.^[11]

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[12] reported that Rancho Murieta had a population of 5,488. The population density was 454.8 inhabitants per square mile (175.6/km²). The racial makeup of Rancho Murieta was 4,874 (88.8%) White, 130 (2.4%) African American, 33 (0.6%) Native American, 158 (2.9%) Asian, 6 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 81 (1.5%) from other races, and 206 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 425 persons (7.7%).

The Census reported that 5,488 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,301 households, out of which 617 (26.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,589 (69.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 126 (5.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 57 (2.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 70 (3.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 15 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 454 households (19.7%) were made up of individuals, and 253 (11.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39. There were 1,772 families (77.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.72.

The population was spread out, with 1,135 people (20.7%) under the age of 18, 189 people (3.4%) aged 18 to 24, 981 people (17.9%) aged 25 to 44, 1,856 people (33.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,327 people (24.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

There were 2,436 housing units at an average density of 201.9 per square mile (78.0/km²), of which 2,051 (89.1%) were owner-occupied, and 250 (10.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%. 4,836 people (88.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 652 people (11.9%) lived in rental housing units.

The median household income was $102,284.^[13]

Government

Local

Rancho Murieta is an unincorporated community within Sacramento County's 4th Supervisor District. As of 2016, the elected Sacramento County Supervisor is Sue Frost.

Rancho Murieta is located 23 miles southeast of the State Capitol in southeast Sacramento County. It is bisected by both the Cosumnes River and CA-16.

Rancho Murieta Community Services District^[14] was formed in 1982 by State Government Code 61000 to provide essential services in Rancho Murieta. Rancho Murieta CSD is an independent special district which provides the following services: water, sewer, drainage, flood control, security, solid waste collection and Parks and Recreation planning.

Rancho Murieta's governing bodies include a variety of homeowners associations: Rancho Murieta Association (RMA) provides Park and Recreation, street and common area maintenance and CC&R enforcement: Murieta Townhouses Inc. (MTI) maintains townhouses and provide insurance coverages for owners; The Villa Association (VA) streets and landscaping; Murieta Gardens Community Association (MGCA) and Rancho North Association (RNA) handles Design Review for the Retreats and 900 approved and prospective homes in the Rancho North Development. The Rancho Murieta Commercial Owners Association handles street commercial maintenance south of Highway 16. The Rancho Murieta Community Services District provides water, sewer, drainage, garbage, and security services for the community.

The RMA CC&R's limit motorcycle riding to within Rancho Murieta South.

State and Federal

In the state legislature Rancho Murieta is located in the 6th Senate District, represented by Republican Roger Niello, and in the 9th Assembly District, represented by Republican Heath Flora.

Federally, Rancho Murieta is in California's 7th congressional district, represented by Democrat Doris Matsui.^[15]

The Rancho Murieta Airport is a designated reliever airport for general aviation in Sacramento County. The runway is 3800' long with a parallel taxiway and VASI approach with lighting system. It is no longer home to the FAA Flight Service Station.

Rancho Murieta is home to the Joint Apprentice Training Center (JATC) for Operating Engineers International Union (Local #3).

Telephone prefixes

Telephone numbers for wired telephones working out of the Rancho Murieta central office follow the format (916) or (279) 354-xxxx and 314-xxxx.