| ECONOMY | Mission Viejo | Laguna Niguel | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.10% | 8.10% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.60% | 0.60% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 33.10% | 33.10% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 7.75% | 7.75% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 4.00% | 4.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $38,359 | $45,120 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $88,776 | $90,987 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 3.72% | 3.63% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 3.67% | 3.95% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 5.55% | 4.77% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 9.92% | 10.00% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 18.08% | 17.79% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 16.86% | 15.05% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 23.29% | 21.52% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 14.09% | 15.92% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 4.46% | 6.77% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.37% | 0.60% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 22.97% | 25.93% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 24.09% | 24.37% | 20.61% |
| Service | 10.17% | 9.10% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 31.32% | 31.80% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 5.07% | 3.56% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 6.34% | 5.25% | 14.05% |
