Mission Viejo

Population & Demographics

Mission Viejo, CA

Mission Viejo is home to 92,151 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 46,295 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
92,151
people
Population

92,151 residents

Median age 45.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Mission Viejo population & demographics

Who lives in Mission Viejo — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
92,151
Median age
45.5yrs
Median household income
$136,123
Median home value
$1,009,600
Median gross rent
$2,839/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
52.1%
Poverty rate
5.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Mission Viejo

How Mission Viejo breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White59.1%
Hispanic or Latino20.0%
Asian14.2%
Two or more races5.4%
Black1.0%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Mission Viejo

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Mission Viejo.

Mission Viejo at a glance
Employed Residents
46,295
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Irvine
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Mission Viejo proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Mission Viejo commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

53
Commute Score

53 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Mission Viejo

46,295 commutes, one dot at a time

Mission Viejo

Where 46,295 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Mission Viejo, by worker count.

1Irvine8.8 mi7,263
2Mission Viejo0.0 mi4,312
3Los Angeles52.7 mi2,556
4Santa Ana15.7 mi2,007
5Lake Forest3.2 mi1,994
6Newport Beach13.6 mi1,718
7Costa Mesa15.2 mi1,286
8Orange16.7 mi1,190

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Mission Viejo.

1Mission Viejo0.0 mi4,312
2Lake Forest3.2 mi1,988
3Irvine8.8 mi1,857
4Rancho Santa Margarita4.0 mi1,563
5Laguna Niguel5.9 mi1,214
6Los Angeles52.7 mi1,111
7San Clemente11.8 mi988
8Aliso Viejo4.5 mi983

Top industries

The sectors that employ Mission Viejo’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.3%
EDEducational Services22.2%
RTRetail Trade11.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.2%
MFManufacturing7.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.4%
COConstruction4.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Mission Viejo

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps52%
8 Gbps
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