South OC Times

64.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Aliso Viejo city in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 22.1 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 50,385.

96.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,278	3.8
Regular high school diploma	3,201	9.5
GED or alternative credential	359	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	2,135	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,936	14.6
Associate's degree	2,846	8.4
Bachelor's degree	11,908	35.2
Master's degree	5,236	15.5
Professional school degree	1,183	3.5
Doctorate degree	707	2.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.