Aliso Viejo

Population: 51,320
Median household income: $137,970
Median home value: $863,800

Aliso Viejo, a community in Orange County, California, has 51,320 residents. The median household income of $137,970 is above the Orange County median ($113,702).

Between 2019 and 2023, Aliso Viejo's population grew 1.3% from 50,663 to 51,320, while its median home value rose 36.5% from $632,900 to $863,800.

66.2% of workers drive to work alone. 36.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,320
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $137,970
Median home value: $863,800
Median gross rent: $2,774
Housing units: 20,370
Homeownership rate: 56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

50,66351,320

Median household income

$112,689$137,970

Median home value

$632,900$863,800

Median gross rent

$2,258$2,774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	50,663	$112,689	$632,900	$2,258
2020	50,385	$118,540	$656,600	$2,335
2021	51,943	$122,320	$685,700	$2,446
2022	51,896	$131,708	$818,500	$2,625
2023	51,320	$137,970	$863,800	$2,774

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,340	6.5%
5 to 17	9,100	17.7%
18 to 24	3,642	7.1%
25 to 34	6,452	12.6%
35 to 44	8,122	15.8%
45 to 54	8,109	15.8%
55 to 64	7,150	13.9%
65 to 74	2,873	5.6%
75 and over	2,532	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,385	55.3%
Black or African American	1,015	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8,585	16.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	160	0.3%
Two or more races	3,246	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,926	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate11.7%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree36.2%

Graduate or professional degree20.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,286	3.6%
High school graduate	4,108	11.7%
Some college or associate's	9,729	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	12,754	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7,361	20.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home23.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,887	66.2%
Carpooled	2,069	7.3%
Public transit	176	0.6%
Walked	382	1.3%
Bicycle	43	0.2%
Worked from home	6,700	23.5%
Other means	260	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,858	22.3%
15 to 29 min	9,000	41.3%
30 to 44 min	5,025	23.0%
45 to 59 min	1,331	6.1%
60+ min	1,603	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.2% (2,632 of 50,710)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,155	67.7%
Nonfamily households	6,266	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,421	95.3%
Vacant	949	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,983	56.6%
Renter-occupied	8,438	43.4%

1-unit, detached36.4%

1-unit, attached25.4%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units21.2%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,414	36.4%
1-unit, attached	5,173	25.4%
2 to 4 units	884	4.3%
5 to 19 units	2,400	11.8%
20 or more units	4,309	21.2%
Mobile home & other	190	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0600947
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.5792, -117.7289