2025 Compare Cities People:
Mission Viejo, CA vs Mesquite, NV

Change Cities
Highlights
- Mesquite is 0% more densely populated than Mission Viejo.
- People are 0.5% less likely to be married in Mesquite.
- The Median Age is 14.0 years older in Mesquite.
 Mission Viejo, CAMesquite, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,019329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock59.738.4
 space3
 Population - 201093,144  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,389285,036,114
 Population - 199072,820  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock117.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.4%  Unlock30.8%
 space4
 Population Density  Unlock633.993.4
 Land Area17.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
 space
 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mission Viejo, CAMesquite, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock24.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
 space1
 Race
 Mission Viejo, CAMesquite, NVUnited States
 White61.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian13.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.2%18.4%
 space2
 Marriage & Family
 Mission Viejo, CAMesquite, NVUnited States
 Married Population61.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.9%50.2%
 Never Married24.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 space5
 Household Size  Unlock2.342.60
 Households32,690  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,92180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock68.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,303  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.7%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Mission Viejo

Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

   |    Reply

The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

   |    Reply

My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Mesquite


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.