Laguna Woods

Population: 17,342
Median household income: $60,235
Median home value: $364,900

Laguna Woods, a community in Orange County, California, has 17,342 residents. At $60,235, its median household income sits below Orange County's $113,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Laguna Woods's population grew 8.0% from 16,053 to 17,342, while its median home value rose 26.5% from $288,400 to $364,900.

51.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,342
Median age: 75.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,235
Median home value: $364,900
Median gross rent: $2,232
Housing units: 13,494
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,05317,342

Median household income

$44,020$60,235

Median home value

$288,400$364,900

Median gross rent

$1,755$2,232

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,053	$44,020	$288,400	$1,755
2020	16,056	$46,449	$309,400	$1,809
2021	17,546	$53,076	$327,000	$1,912
2022	17,452	$56,928	$358,300	$2,136
2023	17,342	$60,235	$364,900	$2,232

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.4%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.5%

35 to 441.4%

45 to 542.0%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7433.0%

75 and over50.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	72	0.4%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	85	0.5%
35 to 44	245	1.4%
45 to 54	339	2.0%
55 to 64	2,208	12.7%
65 to 74	5,718	33.0%
75 and over	8,675	50.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,806	68.1%
Black or African American	122	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63	0.4%
Asian	4,110	23.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	40	0.2%
Some other race	98	0.6%
Two or more races	271	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	832	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate16.3%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree22.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	488	2.8%
High school graduate	2,807	16.3%
Some college or associate's	5,027	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,002	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,946	22.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,645	73.1%
Carpooled	205	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	139	3.8%
Bicycle	9	0.2%
Worked from home	527	14.6%
Other means	92	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	957	31.0%
15 to 29 min	1,269	41.1%
30 to 44 min	703	22.8%
45 to 59 min	63	2.0%
60+ min	98	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.46
Poverty rate: 11.3% (1,954 of 17,296)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,206	35.7%
Nonfamily households	7,591	64.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,797	87.4%
Vacant	1,697	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,423	71.4%
Renter-occupied	3,374	28.6%

1-unit, detached7.6%

1-unit, attached23.8%

2 to 4 units18.0%

5 to 19 units33.9%

20 or more units16.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,022	7.6%
1-unit, attached	3,212	23.8%
2 to 4 units	2,427	18.0%
5 to 19 units	4,572	33.9%
20 or more units	2,243	16.6%
Mobile home & other	18	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0639259
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6121, -117.7303