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Lancaster, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than Lancaster.
- People are 40.1% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 12.4 years older in Mission Viejo.
 Lancaster, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,932329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 2010156,897  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 199097,291  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now60.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,306.693.4
 Land Area94.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lancaster, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  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 204.5%  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 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Lancaster, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White27.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lancaster, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households52,448  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,192  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  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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