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Mission Viejo, California: commercial real estate data.
Mission Viejo is a Census city of 92,151 people across 17.66 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $136,123, 76.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 115 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $53.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mission Viejo
What Mission Viejo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area17.66 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,218
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mission Viejo
- Population92,151
- Median age45.5
- Population under 1818,813
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over20,905
- Share 65 and over22.7 percent
- Households32,946
- Family households24,905
- Share of households that are families75.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mission Viejo
- Median household income$136,123
- Per capita income$61,910
- Civilian labor force47,101
- Employed44,669
- Unemployed2,432
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over67,946
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mission Viejo
- Housing units34,285
- Occupied units32,946
- Vacant units1,339 plus or minus 356
- Vacancy rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied25,334
- Renter occupied7,612
- Ownership rate76.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,009,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,839
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.0 percent
- Single family units28,630
- Share single family83.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,632
- Share in buildings of two or more16.4 percent
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mission Viejo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute33,669
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,724
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more12,687
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.7 percent
- Drove alone66.9 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home23.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mission Viejo (7(a))
- Approvals115
- Gross approval$53,385,000
- Average approval$464,217
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,108,600
- Largest approval$4,270,000
- Jobs supported872
- Jobs per approval7.6
- Loans with a final outcome28
- Paid in full27
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.8 percent
- Share to franchises10.4 percent
- Distinct lenders42
- Distinct industries by NAICS77
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mission Viejo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 28 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Mission Viejo (504)
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$17,409,000
- Average approval$870,450
- Median approval$740,000
- Largest approval$2,443,000
- Jobs supported164
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mission Viejo, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Mission Viejo
- NFIP communityCity of Mission Viejo
- NFIP community number060735
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date12/03/09
The City of Mission Viejo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060735 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Mission Viejo
Orange County context, not Mission Viejo figures
- Establishments in Orange County106,961
- Covered employment, Orange County1,661,276
- Average annual pay, Orange County$81,403
- Housing units permitted, Orange County6,972
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mission Viejo.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mission Viejo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mission Viejo, California?
92,151, in 32,946 households. Mission Viejo city covers 17.66 square miles of land, which is 5,218 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mission Viejo in?
Orange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mission Viejo?
$136,123. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,009,600. Median gross rent is $2,839 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mission Viejo businesses?
115 7(a) approvals totaling $53.4 m since FY2020, across 42 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 20 504 approvals worth $17.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mission Viejo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mission Viejo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mission Viejo. Only 28 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Mission Viejo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mission Viejo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mission Viejo, city of, community 060735, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mission Viejo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mission Viejo.
Is zoning published for Mission Viejo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.