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Aliso Viejo, CA vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest is 0% more densely populated than Aliso Viejo.
- People are 3.0% more likely to be married in Lake Forest.
- The Median Age is 2.7 years older in Lake Forest.
 Aliso Viejo, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,516329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 201047,821  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,707285,036,114
 Population - 19907,612  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock45.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now562.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,141.793.4
 Land Area6.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Aliso Viejo, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Aliso Viejo, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 White56.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian15.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Aliso Viejo, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.7%50.2%
 Never Married31.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households18,999  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,67780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,966  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Aliso Viejo    8 Reviews

We've lived here in Aliso Viejo now for two years and just love it! It's clean, extremely walkable, little to no crime and relatively affordable when compared to Los  More

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Over 4 years ago

We just moved here from the East Coast and we absolutely love it. It’s pretty peaceful, has beautiful views of the city, and it’s close to the beach and many parks.  More

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We've liked here for 4yrs now and it is one of the most convenient cities I've ever lived in. Our youngest finished their last 2 yrs of high school here and we were  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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