Aliso Viejo is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 51,221 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Aliso Viejo is the 176th largest community in California. Housing costs in Aliso Viejo are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Aliso Viejo is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Aliso Viejo is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Aliso Viejo who work in management occupations (19.54%), office and administrative support (10.97%), and sales jobs (10.68%). Also of interest is that Aliso Viejo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Aliso Viejo is also a city of artists. Aliso Viejo has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Aliso Viejo’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.18% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. If knowledge is power, Aliso Viejo is a pretty powerful place. 56.47% of the adults in Aliso Viejo have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Aliso Viejo in 2022 was $59,852, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $239,408 for a family of four. Aliso Viejo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Aliso Viejo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aliso Viejo residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Aliso Viejo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.02% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Aliso Viejo include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Iranian. In addition, Aliso Viejo has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.06%). The most common language spoken in Aliso Viejo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Persian.
