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Rancho Mission Viejo, California: commercial real estate data.
Rancho Mission Viejo is a Census CDP of 11,971 people across 37.81 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $192,813, 75.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rancho Mission Viejo
What Rancho Mission Viejo is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area37.81 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land317
- 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 Rancho Mission Viejo
- Population11,971
- Median age37.4
- Population under 183,463
- Share under 1828.9 percent
- Population 65 and over2,119
- Share 65 and over17.7 percent
- Households4,576
- Family households3,443
- Share of households that are families75.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rancho Mission Viejo
- Median household income$192,813
- Per capita income$86,989
- Civilian labor force5,874
- Employed5,636
- Unemployed238 plus or minus 132
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over7,887
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher62.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rancho Mission Viejo
- Housing units4,971
- Occupied units4,576
- Vacant units395 plus or minus 207
- Vacancy rate7.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied3,474
- Renter occupied1,102 plus or minus 236
- Ownership rate75.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,110,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent
- Single family units3,826
- Share single family77.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,145 plus or minus 286
- Share in buildings of two or more23.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2015
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rancho Mission Viejo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,574
- Commuting under 15 minutes764 plus or minus 308
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,724 plus or minus 380
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.2 percent
- Drove alone55.3 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home35.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Rancho Mission Viejo (7(a))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$5,051,800
- Average approval$280,656
- Median approval$180,000
- Largest approval$1,257,000
- Jobs supported155
- Jobs per approval8.6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises11.1 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rancho Mission Viejo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Orange County, not Rancho Mission Viejo
Orange County context, not Rancho 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 Rancho 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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Common questions
Rancho Mission Viejo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rancho Mission Viejo, California?
11,971, in 4,576 households. Rancho Mission Viejo CDP covers 37.81 square miles of land, which is 317 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rancho 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 Rancho Mission Viejo?
$192,813. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,110,100. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rancho Mission Viejo businesses?
18 7(a) approvals totaling $5.1 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $180,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rancho 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 Rancho Mission Viejo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rancho Mission Viejo. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Rancho 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 Rancho Mission Viejo.
Is zoning published for Rancho Mission Viejo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.