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Gilroy, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than Gilroy.
- People are 21.3% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 10.7 years older in Mission Viejo.
 Gilroy, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,932329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201049,139  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 199031,487  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now74.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,306.693.4
 Land Area16.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Gilroy, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Gilroy, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White26.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian9.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Gilroy, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population50.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married35.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households17,023  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,376  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  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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