Mission Viejo, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
92,151
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
45.5
1.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
5.62%
11.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$136,123
0.0382% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1.01M
6.69% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
44,669
2.02% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Mission Viejo, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.2% of the residents in Mission Viejo, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mission Viejo, CA are Saddleback College (8,252 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Mission Viejo, CA was $1.01M, and the homeownership rate was 76.9%.

Most people in Mission Viejo, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Mission Viejo, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mission Viejo, CA is home to a population of 92.2k people, from which 94.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 22.9% of Mission Viejo, CA residents were born outside of the country (21.1k people).

In 2024, there were 4.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (54.5k people) in Mission Viejo, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 7.74k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.2%
2024 Citizenship
93.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.2% of Mission Viejo, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mission Viejo, CA was 93.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mission Viejo, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    54.5k ± 2.25k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    13.1k ± 2.21k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    7.74k ± 1.48k
20%
Hispanic Population
18.4k people

In 2024, there were 4.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (54.5k people) in Mission Viejo, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 7.74k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20% of the people in Mission Viejo, CA are hispanic (18.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mission Viejo, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

22.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
21.1k people
22.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
21.2k people

As of 2024, 22.9% of Mission Viejo, CA residents (21.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mission Viejo, CA was 22.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,599 ± 324
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    555 ± 187
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    463 ± 158

Mission Viejo, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.88 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mission Viejo, CA employs 44.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mission Viejo, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,708 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,324 people), and Manufacturing (5,303 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($158,217), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($156,250), and Finance & Insurance ($113,594).

Employment

Occupations

44.7k
2024 Value
± 1,714
−2.02%
1 Year decline
± 5.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mission Viejo, CA declined at a rate of −2.02%, from 45.6k employees to 44.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mission Viejo, CA, are Management Occupations (8,105 people), Sales & Related Occupations (5,029 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,910 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mission Viejo, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

44.7k
2024 Value
± 1,714
−2.02%
1 Year decline
± 5.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mission Viejo, CA declined at a rate of −2.02%, from 45.6k employees to 44.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mission Viejo, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,708 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,324 people), and Manufacturing (5,303 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mission Viejo, CA, though some of these residents may live in Mission Viejo, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$90,997
Median earning men ± $5,429
$65,963
Median earning women ± $5,031

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($136,750), Manufacturing ($115,019), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($111,312).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($126,250), Manufacturing ($98,000), and Construction ($86,607).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Mission Viejo, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Mission Viejo, CA awarded 8,252 degrees. The student population of Mission Viejo, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 8,379 male students and 9,991 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mission Viejo, CA are White (3,968 and 48.6%), Hispanic or Latino (2,430 and 29.8%), Asian (752 and 9.21%), and Two or More Races (537 and 6.58%).

The largest universities in Mission Viejo, CA by number of degrees awarded are Saddleback College (8,252 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Mission Viejo, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (4,772 and 57.8%), General Business Administration & Management (398 and 4.82%), and General Health Services (206 and 2.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 18,370 students enrolled in Mission Viejo, CA, 45.6% men and 54.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,138 records, of which 52.7% were women and 47.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    362 degrees awarded
  2. General Health Services
    204 degrees awarded
  3. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    2,758 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Mission Viejo, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 362 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Mission Viejo, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Saddleback College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
8,252 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Saddleback College with 8,252 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 3,697 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mission Viejo, CA, which is 0.812 times less than the 4,555 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,968 degrees mean that there were 1.63 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2,430 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,380) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($52) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($938) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mission Viejo, CA was $1.01M in 2024, which is 3.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $946,300 to $1.01M, a 6.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Mission Viejo, CA is 76.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mission Viejo, CA have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mission Viejo, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.01M
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,987
$25,334
Median Property Taxes
±$956

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mission Viejo, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mission Viejo, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

76.9%
Homeownership
2024
72.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.9% of the housing units in Mission Viejo, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$136,123
Median Household Income
± $5,839
32.9k
Number of Households
± 1,301

In 2024, the median household income of the 32.9k households in Mission Viejo, CA grew to $136,123 from the previous year's value of $136,071.

The following chart displays the households in Mission Viejo, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mission Viejo, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (66.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.1%)
  3. Carpooled (6.54%)

In 2024, 66.9% of workers in Mission Viejo, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.54%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mission Viejo, CA have a longer commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.77% of the workforce in Mission Viejo, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mission Viejo, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mission Viejo, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mission Viejo, CA (5.16k out of 91.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mission Viejo, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.8% of the population of Mission Viejo, CA has health coverage, with 53.7% on employee plans, 11.3% on Medicaid, 17.1% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 0.602% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 14.8% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.2%
Uninsured
53.7%
Employer Coverage
11.3%
Medicaid
17.1%
Medicare
14.1%
Non-Group
0.602%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mission Viejo, CA declined by 9.89% from 3.55% to 3.2%.

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