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Mission Viejo

California · 90,484 residents (2025 est.) · 17.7 sq mi
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Mission Viejo is a city of 92,151 people in California. The typical home is worth $1,009,600, having roughly tripled since 2000. Renters pay $2,839 a month at the median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 52% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 45.5, about 7 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 92%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
92,151
−1%since 2000
from 93,102 in 2000
90,484 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
5,218 / sq mi
−2%since 2009
from 5,322 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
45.5
+21%since 2000
from 37.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
17.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
70K78K85K92K99K19902000201020202024Mission Viejo
202492K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(5,461)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(5,109)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.7%(5,287)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.9%(4,543)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.1%(3,805)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.9%(9,097)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.2%(12,178)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(12,002)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.9%(13,764)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.1%(12,101)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.2%(5,749)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.3%(3,055)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$136,123
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $78,248 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$61,910
+86%since 2000
from $33,302 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
75.3%
+15.7 ptssince 2009
from 59.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 3.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.409
+2%since 2010
from 0.400 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services9.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Information9.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration6.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade4.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing3.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Finance & insurance3.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$1,009,600
+92%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $288,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,839
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,145 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.9%
−4.5 ptssince 2000
from 81.4% in 2000
23.1% rent
Vacancy rate
3.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.74 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.79 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
31.7%
−7.5 ptssince 2009
from 39.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 55.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.4
+10%since 2009
from 6.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
52
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76%(70,735)
Black1.1%(1,032)
Hispanic / Latino12.1%(11,266)
Asian7.6%(7,085)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic59.1%(54,463)
Black1%(948)
Hispanic / Latino20%(18,442)
Asian14.2%(13,069)
Other5.7%(5,229)
Diversity Score
73
+29%since 2009
from 57 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican13.3%(12,248)
South American2.4%(2,192)
Central American1.4%(1,246)
Venezuelan1%(895)
Puerto Rican0.9%(784)
Guatemalan0.8%(766)
Peruvian0.5%(482)
Cuban0.4%(387)
Salvadoran0.3%(278)
Colombian0.3%(263)
Spaniard0.3%(263)
Argentine0.3%(236)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.2%(170)
Costa Rican0.2%(148)
Dominican0.2%(141)
Bolivian0.1%(66)
Chilean0.1%(51)
Honduran0.1%(49)
Uruguayan0%(14)
Asian origin
Filipino3.1%(2,876)
Vietnamese2.9%(2,633)
Chinese2.7%(2,500)
Japanese1.2%(1,079)
Korean0.8%(739)
Cambodian0.4%(414)
Thai0.4%(338)
Pakistani0.3%(314)
Taiwanese0.2%(206)
Bangladeshi0.2%(153)
Sri Lankan0.1%(72)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0.1%(68)
Laotian0.1%(57)
Hmong0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(162)
Samoan0.1%(93)
Ancestry
English12.7%(11,720)
German11.3%(10,395)
Irish9.7%(8,926)
Italian5%(4,614)
Iranian3.4%(3,116)
American3.4%(3,094)
Polish2.3%(2,153)
French2.1%(1,922)
Scottish2%(1,853)
Arab2%(1,819)
Norwegian1.5%(1,379)
Swedish1.5%(1,364)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.1%(1,031)
Dutch1%(916)
Danish0.8%(773)
Welsh0.8%(704)
Hungarian0.8%(697)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(652)
British0.6%(596)
Greek0.6%(590)
Canadian0.6%(530)
Romanian0.5%(486)
Ukrainian0.5%(483)
Egyptian0.5%(428)
Portuguese0.4%(353)
Serbian0.4%(342)
Moroccan0.3%(317)
Syrian0.3%(307)
Jordanian0.3%(276)
Swiss0.3%(270)
Lithuanian0.3%(260)
Croatian0.2%(222)
Austrian0.2%(210)
Finnish0.2%(207)
Armenian0.2%(185)
Czech0.2%(178)
Nigerian0.2%(144)
Palestinian0.1%(138)
Turkish0.1%(136)
Lebanese0.1%(126)
Belgian0.1%(126)
Slovak0.1%(102)
Brazilian0.1%(83)
Slovene0.1%(54)
Latvian0%(43)
Bulgarian0%(28)
Iraqi0%(27)
Jamaican0%(27)
Israeli0%(22)
Ethiopian0%(21)
Guyanese0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
52.1%
+10.9 ptssince 2000
from 41.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 93.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.4%
+6.5 ptssince 2000
from 12.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.6 min
+34%since 2000
from 19.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.9%
−15.0 ptssince 2009
from 81.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
23.1%
+14.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 66.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 76.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
54.0%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
49.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
22.9%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 18.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.0%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2012
from 7.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.2%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 8.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.0%
+4.2 ptssince 2017
from 92.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 97.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.2%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
70.2%
−6.2 ptssince 2016
from 76.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.2%
+1.7 ptssince 2016
from 9.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.1%(10,693)
Married62.6%(23,813)
Widowed2.3%(871)
Divorced7%(2,652)
Women 15+
Never married19.1%(7,325)
Married60.1%(22,986)
Widowed9.6%(3,671)
Divorced11.2%(4,283)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.2%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 8.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 62.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.7%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 21.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 12.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.3%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 77.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 31.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.7%(463)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(771)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.9%(1,705)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.4%(450)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(19)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,635 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Mission Viejo, California?

Mission Viejo, California has about 92,151 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Mission Viejo, California?

The typical household in Mission Viejo, California earns about $136,123 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Mission Viejo, California expensive?

In Mission Viejo, California, the median home is worth about $1,009,600, and the typical rent is about $2,839 a month.

How educated are people in Mission Viejo, California?

About 52.1% of adults age 25 and over in Mission Viejo, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Mission Viejo, California?

About 5.6% of people in Mission Viejo, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Mission Viejo, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Mission Viejo, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 19,331 residents, a change of about 27 percent over that period.

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