Mission Viejo is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 91,776 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Mission Viejo is the 81st largest community in California. Mission Viejo home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Mission Viejo real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Mission Viejo is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.71% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mission Viejo is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mission Viejo who work in management occupations (18.33%), sales jobs (12.15%), and office and administrative support (11.02%). Also of interest is that Mission Viejo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Mission Viejo is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Mission Viejo a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Mission Viejo has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Mission Viejo’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Mission Viejo. 51.20% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Mission Viejo in 2022 was $59,856, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $239,424 for a family of four. Mission Viejo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mission Viejo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mission Viejo residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mission Viejo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mission Viejo include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Iranian. Mission Viejo also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.16%. The most common language spoken in Mission Viejo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Persian.
