Mission Viejo

Population: 92,415
Median household income: $136,071
Median home value: $946,300

Mission Viejo is a community in Orange County, California, home to 92,415 residents. The median household income of $136,071 is above the Orange County median ($113,702).

From 2019 to 2023, Mission Viejo's population declined 3.2% from 95,516 to 92,415, while its median home value rose 36.6% from $693,000 to $946,300.

The typical home was built around 1980. 5.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 92,415
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $136,071
Median home value: $946,300
Median gross rent: $2,713
Housing units: 34,360
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

95,51692,415

Median household income

$118,477$136,071

Median home value

$693,000$946,300

Median gross rent

$2,267$2,713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	95,516	$118,477	$693,000	$2,267
2020	95,638	$121,299	$732,100	$2,326
2021	93,932	$126,320	$772,400	$2,365
2022	93,233	$136,570	$883,600	$2,622
2023	92,415	$136,071	$946,300	$2,713

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,292	5.7%
5 to 17	13,321	14.4%
18 to 24	5,913	6.4%
25 to 34	9,024	9.8%
35 to 44	11,469	12.4%
45 to 54	12,247	13.3%
55 to 64	14,467	15.7%
65 to 74	12,250	13.3%
75 and over	8,432	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	54,928	59.4%
Black or African American	904	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.0%
Asian	12,945	14.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.0%
Some other race	256	0.3%
Two or more races	4,989	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,335	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate16.0%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree32.1%

Graduate or professional degree19.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,244	6.3%
High school graduate	10,833	16.0%
Some college or associate's	18,135	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	21,782	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12,895	19.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone69.8%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,287	69.8%
Carpooled	2,859	6.4%
Public transit	243	0.5%
Walked	667	1.5%
Bicycle	109	0.2%
Worked from home	8,963	20.0%
Other means	680	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,159	20.0%
15 to 29 min	14,957	41.7%
30 to 44 min	7,521	21.0%
45 to 59 min	3,204	8.9%
60+ min	3,004	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 5.0% (4,637 of 92,102)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,173	76.5%
Nonfamily households	7,744	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,917	95.8%
Vacant	1,443	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,512	77.5%
Renter-occupied	7,405	22.5%

1-unit, detached71.7%

1-unit, attached12.0%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	24,631	71.7%
1-unit, attached	4,132	12.0%
2 to 4 units	1,451	4.2%
5 to 19 units	1,888	5.5%
20 or more units	2,248	6.5%
Mobile home & other	10	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0648256
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 33.6093, -117.6565