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Columbia, MD vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 23.6% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years older in Mission Viejo.
 Columbia, MDMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,932329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201098,379  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 199075,883  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,306.693.4
 Land Area31.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MDMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MDMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White44.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian13.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MDMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population49.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married34.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households40,937  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,474  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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