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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Mission Viejo, CA

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Highlights
- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than Fort Lauderdale.
- People are 52.2% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years older in Mission Viejo.
 Fort Lauderdale, FLMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,932329,725,481
 Female Population47.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 2010166,374  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 1990149,377  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,306.693.4
 Land Area34.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Lauderdale, FLMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Lauderdale, FLMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White46.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Lauderdale, FLMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married39.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households78,652  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,443  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  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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