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Aliso Viejo

California · 49,844 residents (2025 est.) · 6.93 sq mi
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The short version

With 51,113 people, Aliso Viejo is a city in California. The typical home is worth $917,900, having more than tripled since 2000. This is an unusually credentialed place: 58% of adults have a four-year degree. Median rent is $2,854 a month. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 44% more than in California as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 99%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
51,113
+27%since 2000
from 40,166 in 2000
49,844 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
7,380 / sq mi
+24%since 2009
from 5,931 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.2
+20%since 2000
from 32.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
6.93 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3K17K30K43K57K19902000201020202024Aliso Viejo
202451K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(3,059)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(3,159)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.4%(3,757)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(3,051)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.6%(2,355)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(6,664)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.7%(8,000)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.2%(7,281)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.2%(7,763)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.4%(3,296)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(1,725)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(1,003)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$142,439
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $76,409 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$67,538
+92%since 2000
from $35,244 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
77.2%
+12.9 ptssince 2009
from 64.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.1%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 2.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.413
+19%since 2010
from 0.347 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade10.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services10%
US avg: 6.7%
Information9.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration6.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade3.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance3.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$917,900
+99%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $252,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,854
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,268 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
56.7%
−9.7 ptssince 2000
from 66.4% in 2000
43.3% rent
Vacancy rate
4.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.55 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.57 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.5%
−22.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.7%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 47.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.4
+4%since 2009
from 6.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
50
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic71.2%(28,599)
Black2%(790)
Hispanic / Latino11.7%(4,680)
Asian10.9%(4,367)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic54.6%(27,913)
Black2%(997)
Hispanic / Latino19.2%(9,806)
Asian16.5%(8,429)
Other7.8%(3,968)
Diversity Score
79
+17%since 2009
from 68 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican13.2%(6,754)
South American2.1%(1,071)
Colombian1%(502)
Salvadoran0.8%(392)
Puerto Rican0.6%(326)
Spaniard0.4%(218)
Costa Rican0.4%(214)
Ecuadorian0.3%(136)
Peruvian0.2%(120)
Venezuelan0.2%(117)
Cuban0.2%(114)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(108)
Guatemalan0.2%(96)
Dominican0.1%(56)
Chilean0.1%(45)
Nicaraguan0.1%(34)
Paraguayan0.1%(30)
Panamanian0.1%(28)
Bolivian0%(13)
Asian origin
Filipino3.1%(1,610)
Chinese2.9%(1,486)
Asian Indian2.9%(1,461)
Korean1.9%(955)
Vietnamese1.5%(750)
Pakistani1.3%(662)
Japanese0.8%(422)
Taiwanese0.5%(235)
Indonesian0.4%(222)
Thai0.2%(117)
Kazakh0.2%(88)
Nepalese0.1%(26)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(16)
Laotian0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(89)
Fijian0%(3)
Ancestry
English11%(5,597)
German10%(5,088)
Irish8.4%(4,269)
Italian5.2%(2,663)
Iranian3.7%(1,893)
American2.9%(1,495)
Polish2.3%(1,184)
French2.3%(1,157)
Arab2.1%(1,048)
Scottish2%(1,027)
Russian1.7%(871)
Swedish1.5%(775)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian1.2%(633)
British0.9%(483)
Canadian0.9%(463)
Lebanese0.9%(443)
Dutch0.7%(356)
Armenian0.7%(342)
Ukrainian0.7%(337)
Czech0.5%(273)
Portuguese0.5%(242)
Greek0.4%(228)
Hungarian0.4%(221)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(199)
Brazilian0.4%(189)
Egyptian0.3%(177)
Moroccan0.3%(175)
West Indian0.3%(166)
Welsh0.3%(165)
Danish0.3%(162)
Finnish0.2%(105)
Jamaican0.2%(84)
Lithuanian0.2%(77)
Syrian0.1%(63)
Romanian0.1%(55)
Turkish0.1%(53)
Jordanian0.1%(51)
Swiss0.1%(51)
Australian0.1%(46)
Barbadian0.1%(41)
Bulgarian0.1%(39)
Serbian0.1%(38)
Slovak0.1%(37)
Iraqi0.1%(28)
Belgian0.1%(26)
Austrian0%(20)
Haitian0%(20)
Croatian0%(12)
Nigerian0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
57.6%
+9.0 ptssince 2000
from 48.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 96.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
21.8%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 14.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.1 min
+26%since 2000
from 19.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
63.4%
−16.0 ptssince 2009
from 79.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
26.0%
+17.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 6.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
73.9%
−6.2 ptssince 2011
from 80.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 79.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
59.6%
+7.7 ptssince 2009
from 52.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.1% in 2009
Female
52.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.9% in 2009
Foreign born
25.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 23.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.0%
+4.2 ptssince 2012
from 3.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.2%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
98.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2017
from 95.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 98.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
64.8%
−6.9 ptssince 2016
from 71.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2016
from 8.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.2%(6,249)
Married57.3%(11,116)
Widowed1.8%(340)
Divorced8.7%(1,690)
Women 15+
Never married30.3%(6,596)
Married50%(10,869)
Widowed4.3%(937)
Divorced15.4%(3,341)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.2%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.2%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 69.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 15.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.5%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 8.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.0%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 10.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 0.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
79.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2020
from 83.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.6%
+6.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.2%(249)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(263)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.2%(412)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.4%(129)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(23)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,366 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Aliso Viejo, California?

Aliso Viejo, California has about 51,113 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Aliso Viejo, California?

The typical household in Aliso Viejo, California earns about $142,439 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Aliso Viejo, California expensive?

In Aliso Viejo, California, the median home is worth about $917,900, and the typical rent is about $2,854 a month.

How educated are people in Aliso Viejo, California?

About 57.6% of adults age 25 and over in Aliso Viejo, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Aliso Viejo, California?

About 5.1% of people in Aliso Viejo, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Aliso Viejo, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Aliso Viejo, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 43,501 residents, a change of about 571 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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