Laguna Hills

Population: 30,921
Median household income: $122,778
Median home value: $944,000

Located in Orange County, California, Laguna Hills is a community with a population of 30,921. Its median household income of $122,778 runs above the Orange County figure of $113,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Laguna Hills's population declined 2.2% from 31,617 to 30,921, while its median home value rose 33.4% from $707,700 to $944,000.

The median resident is 43.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,921
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $122,778
Median home value: $944,000
Median gross rent: $2,622
Housing units: 12,261
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,61730,921

Median household income

$100,985$122,778

Median home value

$707,700$944,000

Median gross rent

$2,111$2,622

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,617	$100,985	$707,700	$2,111
2020	31,613	$102,358	$744,800	$2,163
2021	31,409	$109,750	$755,200	$2,316
2022	31,170	$122,902	$861,800	$2,498
2023	30,921	$122,778	$944,000	$2,622

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,267	4.1%
5 to 17	4,800	15.5%
18 to 24	2,025	6.5%
25 to 34	3,891	12.6%
35 to 44	4,124	13.3%
45 to 54	4,498	14.5%
55 to 64	4,038	13.1%
65 to 74	3,762	12.2%
75 and over	2,516	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,830	54.4%
Black or African American	339	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.1%
Asian	4,850	15.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	47	0.2%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	1,962	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,852	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate13.3%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree34.6%

Graduate or professional degree18.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,425	6.2%
High school graduate	3,033	13.3%
Some college or associate's	6,303	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	7,900	34.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,168	18.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,823	68.7%
Carpooled	1,312	8.3%
Public transit	65	0.4%
Walked	159	1.0%
Bicycle	15	0.1%
Worked from home	3,140	19.9%
Other means	229	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,159	25.1%
15 to 29 min	5,510	43.7%
30 to 44 min	2,128	16.9%
45 to 59 min	751	6.0%
60+ min	1,055	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 7.8% (2,383 of 30,640)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,151	70.9%
Nonfamily households	3,339	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,490	93.7%
Vacant	771	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,204	71.4%
Renter-occupied	3,286	28.6%

1-unit, detached55.5%

1-unit, attached18.1%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,806	55.5%
1-unit, attached	2,214	18.1%
2 to 4 units	848	6.9%
5 to 19 units	867	7.1%
20 or more units	1,263	10.3%
Mobile home & other	263	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0639220
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.5912, -117.6976