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
median household income $142,439, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Aliso Viejo
What changed most since 1990
Population7,612 → 51,113(+571%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants64.9% → 56.7%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$457,693 → $917,900(+101%)US over the same years: +67%
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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Over time
Aliso Viejo, decade by decade
Aliso Viejo population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,612
$121,842
$457,693
38.4%
47.2
2000
40,166
$139,191
$460,332
48.6%
58.2
2010
47,823
$137,381
$802,866
53.0%
70.9
2020
52,176
$143,675
$795,825
56.3%
78.1
2024
51,113
$142,439
$917,900
57.6%
78.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
