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Mission Viejo, CA vs Arcadia, CA

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- Arcadia is 0% more densely populated than Mission Viejo.
- People are 9.8% less likely to be married in Arcadia.
- The Median Age is 3.2 years younger in Arcadia.
 Mission Viejo, CAArcadia, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock56,697329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.538.4
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 Population - 201093,144  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock53,054285,036,114
 Population - 199072,820  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,189.793.4
 Land Area17.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mission Viejo, CAArcadia, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Mission Viejo, CAArcadia, CAUnited States
 White61.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.6%12.2%
 Asian13.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mission Viejo, CAArcadia, CAUnited States
 Married Population61.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.6%50.2%
 Never Married24.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.922.60
 Households32,690  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,12980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,303  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.1%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Arcadia    4 Reviews

Hi, We live in the city of Los Angeles, a total nightmare for us who lived in Texas for more than 5 years. We have job offers in both Arcadia, CA and in Round Rock  More

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Over 14 years ago

We like a neighborhood which has a lot tree and decent parks. Also, we prefer a place where are convient for restaurant, grocery, shopping mall, and library. Believe or  More

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Over 15 years ago

Arcadia has fairly good weather except for a few extra hot summer days. Rainy weather has been less over the last few years, so a bit of a drought exists. Air quality  More

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