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Placerville, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than Placerville.
- People are 27.6% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years older in Mission Viejo.
 Placerville, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,932329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201010,470  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 19908,355  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now32.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,306.693.4
 Land Area5.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Placerville, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Placerville, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Placerville, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households4,500  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,722  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  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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