Laguna Niguel

Population: 64,023
Median household income: $140,605
Median home value: $1,123,000

Laguna Niguel is a community in Orange County, California, home to 64,023 residents. At $140,605, its median household income sits above Orange County's $113,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Laguna Niguel's population declined 2.7% from 65,808 to 64,023, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $827,100 to $1,123,000.

65.6% of workers drive to work alone. 54.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64,023
Median age: 47.7 yrs
Median household income: $140,605
Median home value: $1,123,000
Median gross rent: $2,819
Housing units: 27,527
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

65,80864,023

Median household income

$108,537$140,605

Median home value

$827,100$1,123,000

Median gross rent

$2,263$2,819

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	65,808	$108,537	$827,100	$2,263
2020	65,048	$119,608	$863,600	$2,331
2021	64,608	$125,495	$909,500	$2,449
2022	64,259	$135,822	$1,052,800	$2,736
2023	64,023	$140,605	$1,123,000	$2,819

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,478	3.9%
5 to 17	8,733	13.6%
18 to 24	4,891	7.6%
25 to 34	6,612	10.3%
35 to 44	7,476	11.7%
45 to 54	9,036	14.1%
55 to 64	11,339	17.7%
65 to 74	8,492	13.3%
75 and over	4,966	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,192	64.3%
Black or African American	1,071	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	7,367	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	71	0.1%
Some other race	314	0.5%
Two or more races	4,119	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,883	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate12.5%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree34.4%

Graduate or professional degree24.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,869	3.9%
High school graduate	5,993	12.5%
Some college or associate's	11,658	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	16,508	34.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11,893	24.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home24.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,591	65.6%
Carpooled	2,064	6.3%
Public transit	137	0.4%
Walked	521	1.6%
Bicycle	129	0.4%
Worked from home	7,918	24.1%
Other means	534	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,286	17.2%
15 to 29 min	11,091	44.4%
30 to 44 min	6,313	25.3%
45 to 59 min	1,510	6.0%
60+ min	1,776	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 5.9% (3,780 of 63,795)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,103	71.0%
Nonfamily households	7,383	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,486	92.6%
Vacant	2,041	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,949	66.5%
Renter-occupied	8,537	33.5%

1-unit, detached54.7%

1-unit, attached19.6%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units10.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,061	54.7%
1-unit, attached	5,395	19.6%
2 to 4 units	1,503	5.5%
5 to 19 units	2,796	10.2%
20 or more units	2,752	10.0%
Mobile home & other	20	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0639248
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 33.5287, -117.7013