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Santa Clara, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than Santa Clara.
- People are 15.2% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 11.7 years older in Mission Viejo.
 Santa Clara, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,932329,725,481
 Female Population47.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 2010116,857  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 199093,613  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.0%  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
 Santa Clara, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3422.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Clara, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White30.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian45.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Clara, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married37.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households45,830  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households15,775  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  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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