Dana Point vs Laguna Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Dana Point and Laguna Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Dana Point and Laguna Hills are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dana Point has the higher population (32,883 vs 30,921 in Laguna Hills). Dana Point has the higher median household income ($127,246 vs $122,778 in Laguna Hills). Dana Point has the higher median home value ($1,200,900 vs $944,000 in Laguna Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Dana Point	Laguna Hills
Population	32,883	30,921
Median age	48.0 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$127,246	$122,778
Median home value	$1,200,900	$944,000
Median gross rent	$2,883	$2,622
Housing units	16,802	12,261
Homeownership rate	62.7%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.1%	52.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dana Point	Laguna Hills
Population	33,769 → 32,883 (-2.6%)	31,617 → 30,921 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$99,409 → $127,246 (+28.0%)	$100,985 → $122,778 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$878,300 → $1,200,900 (+36.7%)	$707,700 → $944,000 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,061 → $2,883 (+39.9%)	$2,111 → $2,622 (+24.2%)

Dana Point

Population

33,76932,883

Median household income

$99,409$127,246

Median home value

$878,300$1,200,900

Median gross rent

$2,061$2,883

Laguna Hills

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dana Point	Laguna Hills
Under 5	4.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	12.1%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	11.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	17.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.6%	12.2%
75 and over	9.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dana Point	Laguna Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	54.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.2%	15.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.1%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dana Point	Laguna Hills
No high school diploma	4.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	12.7%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	34.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dana Point	Laguna Hills
Drove alone	59.7%	68.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	1.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	29.8%	19.9%
Other means	2.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dana Point	Laguna Hills
1-unit, detached	52.0%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	12.9%	18.1%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	7.1%
20 or more units	6.5%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Dana Point	Laguna Hills
Poverty rate	7.6%	7.8%
Average household size	2.34	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1980	1980