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San Jose, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than San Jose.
- People are 18.5% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 8.2 years older in Mission Viejo.
 San Jose, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,932329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 2010954,552  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 1990782,248  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,306.693.4
 Land Area177.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Jose, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 San Jose, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White24.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian37.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Jose, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population51.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married36.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households324,376  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households89,831  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  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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