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Richmond, VA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than Richmond.
- People are 90.6% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 11.3 years older in Mission Viejo.
 Richmond, VAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,932329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 2010204,375  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 1990203,056  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,306.693.4
 Land Area59.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richmond, VAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Richmond, VAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White41.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richmond, VAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population32.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married51.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households98,821  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households54,946  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  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 don´t know  More

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