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Pacifica, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than Pacifica.
- People are 12.6% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years older in Mission Viejo.
 Pacifica, 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 - 201037,388  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 199037,670  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now0.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,306.693.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pacifica, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Pacifica, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White51.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian20.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pacifica, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population54.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married30.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households13,986  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,015  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

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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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