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Mission Viejo--Lake Forest--Laguna Niguel, CA Urban Area

642,211 Population
163.6 square miles 3,924.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$66,364 ±$2,455 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$125,997 ±$5,835 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

7.2% ±1.2% (46,038  ±7,746) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.9 minutes ±0.8 (6,568,185  ±319,854) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

245,440 ±5,399 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.6 ±0.1 (635,844  ±9,205) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.5% ±1.1% (7,444  ±1,485) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

263,507 ±6,054 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$1,049,600 ±$23,481 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11.4% ±1.5% (72,581  ±9,668.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

93.5% ±1.8% (433,806  ±11,713.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
54.3% ±1.6% (251,623  ±8,566.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

29% ±2.4% (177,368  ±14,836.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

22.2% ±1.2% (142,575  ±8,068) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

4.5% ±0.5% (22,817  ±2,669) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
22,817 Total veterans ±2,669 21,508 Male ±2,621 1,309 Female ±539

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