Menifee is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 117,041 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 $93,454.00.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.20% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 37.63 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Menifee citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.55% of adults in Menifee have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Menifee in 2022 was $39,521, 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 $158,084 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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Menifee, accounting for 41.19% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Menifee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Menifee include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.

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