City Compiles Demographic Data

According to the California Dept. of Finance, 2010, Mission Viejo’s population is 100,725. The figure can be found among data compiled by the city.

Major employers (source: Harris InfoSource) include Mission Hospital – 2,800, Saddleback College – 1,250, Nordstrom – 500 and Unisys Corporation – 300. The city has a labor force of 55,900 (source: CA Employment Development Dept., April 2009).

The number of housing units in 2000 was 32,329. In 2009, the city had 34,278 units (Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and May 2009 Revised Estimate, State Dept. of Finance).

From the Registrar of Voters data in 2009, Mission Viejo’s 61,985 voters chose the following party affiliations: 30,986 Republican, 16,748 Democrat, 11,915 Decline To State, 1,450 Independent, 314 Libertarian, 250 Green, 222 Miscellaneous and 100 Peace and Freedom.