Laguna Beach

Population: 22,777
Median household income: $140,508
Median home value: $2,000,001

Located in Orange County, California, Laguna Beach is a community with a population of 22,777. Its median household income of $140,508 runs above the Orange County figure of $113,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Laguna Beach's population declined 1.1% from 23,036 to 22,777, while its median home value rose 12.9% from $1,771,600 to $2,000,001.

Owners occupy 64.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 52.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,777
Median age: 52.3 yrs
Median household income: $140,508
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $2,802
Housing units: 13,558
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,03622,777

Median household income

$129,983$140,508

Median home value

$1,771,600$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,299$2,802

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,036	$129,983	$1,771,600	$2,299
2020	22,991	$128,099	$1,874,400	$2,401
2021	23,121	$135,976	$2,000,001	$2,427
2022	22,943	$141,875	$2,000,001	$2,701
2023	22,777	$140,508	$2,000,001	$2,802

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7417.2%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	654	2.9%
5 to 17	2,952	13.0%
18 to 24	1,035	4.5%
25 to 34	1,864	8.2%
35 to 44	2,697	11.8%
45 to 54	3,171	13.9%
55 to 64	4,069	17.9%
65 to 74	3,911	17.2%
75 and over	2,424	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,328	80.5%
Black or African American	97	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	843	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.1%
Some other race	169	0.7%
Two or more races	1,227	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,085	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate8.0%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree38.8%

Graduate or professional degree28.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	463	2.6%
High school graduate	1,459	8.0%
Some college or associate's	4,039	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	7,035	38.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5,140	28.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone56.7%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home33.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,396	56.7%
Carpooled	507	4.5%
Public transit	90	0.8%
Walked	352	3.1%
Bicycle	66	0.6%
Worked from home	3,728	33.0%
Other means	145	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,910	25.3%
15 to 29 min	2,663	35.2%
30 to 44 min	1,814	24.0%
45 to 59 min	471	6.2%
60+ min	698	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 5.8% (1,313 of 22,739)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,958	55.0%
Nonfamily households	4,872	45.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,830	79.9%
Vacant	2,728	20.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,968	64.3%
Renter-occupied	3,862	35.7%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,948	66.0%
1-unit, attached	995	7.3%
2 to 4 units	1,590	11.7%
5 to 19 units	1,043	7.7%
20 or more units	754	5.6%
Mobile home & other	228	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0639178
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.97 sq mi
Center point: 33.5434, -117.7618