Mission Viejo is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 92,780 people and 13 constituent neighborhoods, Mission Viejo is the 64th largest community in California.

Mission Viejo is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.38% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mission Viejo is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mission Viejo who work in management occupations (16.18%), sales jobs (15.89%), and office and administrative support jobs (15.46%).

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.

In addition, Mission Viejo is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Mission Viejo is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Mission Viejo's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Mission Viejo is a very car-oriented city: 97% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Mission Viejo is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

The city of Mission Viejo is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Mission Viejo Information and Demographics

The citizens of Mission Viejo are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 41.20% of adults in Mission Viejo have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mission Viejo in 2000 was $33,302, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,208 for a family of four. However, Mission Viejo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mission Viejo is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mission Viejo home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mission Viejo is 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 11.98% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Mission Viejo include German, English, Irish, Italian, Iranian, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Mission Viejo's cultural character, accounting for 16.48% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Mission Viejo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Persian.