Temecula's Population Grows to 109,064: State Report

TEMECULA, CA- Temecula saw a net increase of approximately 1,200 residents over the last year, according to data released this week by the California Department of Finance.

The city's population grew in 2015 by 1.2 percent-- going from 107,794 on Jan. 1, 2015 to 109,064 at the start of 2016.

Overall, Riverside County's population increased 1.3 percent in 2015, with three cities landing in a "fastest-growing" category, according to data. The agency's annual population report showed that the countywide population totaled 2,347,828 at the start of 2016, compared to 2,317,924 on Jan. 1, 2015.

Riverside remained the county's most populous city with 324,696 residents. However, the 2015 population increase amounted to less than 1 percent.

According to the DOF, Eastvale was second on a list of the "10 Fastest-Growing Cities with Populations over 30,000," growing by 3.8 percent. The population of that city, which incorporated in 2010 -- the second youngest of the county's 28 cities -- grew to 63,162 residents, figures showed.

Beaumont had a 3.5 percent growth rate and 45,118 residents. Lake Elsinore had a 3.2 percent growth rate, while Murrieta's was 1.1.

In the Coachella Valley, Indio had the largest number of residents last year at 88,058, 1.6 percent more than a year earlier. La Quinta had the Coachella Valley's largest growth increase, 1.7 percent.

Indian Wells had the smallest population among the county's cities, 5,412 residents. Its population increased 1.4 percent last year.

Statewide, Los Angeles remained California's largest city, with just over 4 million residents. It's followed by San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco and Fresno to round out the top five most populous cities.

The state's population, increased 0.9 percent in 2015, reaching 39.256 million residents -- 348,000 more than the year before, according to state officials.

Here's the full list of Riverside County population growth, according to the department of finance: (first number is 2015 population, second number is 2016 population, followed by the percent growth)

• Banning: 30,659 to 30,834; 0.6 percent
• Beaumont: 43,601 to 45,118; 3.5 percent
• Blythe: 19,254 to 19,813; 2.9 percent
• Calimesa: 8,138 to 8,289 1.9 percent
• Canyon Lake: 10,608 to 10,681; 0.7 percent
• Cathedral City: 53,859 to 54,261; 0.7 percent
• Coachella: 45,001 to 45,407; 0.9 percent
• Corona: 163,317 to 164,659; 0.8 percent
• Desert Hot Springs: 28,794 to 29,048; 0.9 percent
• Eastvale: 60,825 to 63,162; 3.8 percent
• Hemet: 79,548 to 80,070; 0.7 percent
• Indian Wells: 5,336 to 5,412; 1.4 percent
• Indio: 86,683 to 88,058; 1.6 percent
• Jurupa Valley: 96,898 to 98,177; 1.3 percent
• Lake Elsinore: 59,142 to 61,006; 3.2 percent
• La Quinta: 39,311 to 39,977; 1.7 percent
• Menifee: 87,286 to 89,004; 2.0 percent
• Moreno Valley: 203,696 to 205,383; 0.8 percent
• Murrieta: 112,576 to 113,795; 1.1 percent
• Norco: 26,392 to 26,896; 1.9 percent
• Palm Desert: 48,835 to 49,335; 1.0 percent
• Palm Springs: 46,204 to 46,654; 1.0 percent
• Perris: 72,476 to 73,722; 1.7 percent
• Rancho Mirage: 17,920 to 18,070; 0.8 percent
• Riverside: 321,655 to 324,696; 0.9 percent
• San Jacinto: 47,087 to 47,656; 1.2 percent
• Temecula: 107,794 to 109,064 ;1.2 percent
• Wildomar: 34,758 to 35,168; 1.2 percent
• Balance of County: 360,271 to 364,413; 1.1 percent

– City News Service contributed to this report. Image via Shutterstock.