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San Clemente, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than San Clemente.
- People are 2.4% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 1.9 years older in Mission Viejo.
 San Clemente, 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 - 201063,556  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 199041,100  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,306.693.4
 Land Area18.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Clemente, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 San Clemente, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White72.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian5.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Clemente, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population60.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married25.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households24,006  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,865  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Clemente    9 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

First, the big plus of San Clemente is the weather. It is wonderful and most of the time you can enjoy a variety of outdoor activities. Second, the area has a natural  More

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Over 17 years ago

2005, 2006, 2007 one homicide 2008  More

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Over 17 years ago

I first moved to San Clemente in 1974 from the Los Angeles area. Three things struck me at the time as being radically different than LA: Things closed down earlier,  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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