Ladera Ranch vs Laguna Hills

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

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

Laguna Hills has the higher population (30,921 vs 23,609 in Ladera Ranch). Ladera Ranch has the higher median household income ($184,257 vs $122,778 in Laguna Hills). Ladera Ranch has the higher median home value ($1,046,600 vs $944,000 in Laguna Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Ladera Ranch	Laguna Hills
Population	23,609	30,921
Median age	35.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$184,257	$122,778
Median home value	$1,046,600	$944,000
Median gross rent	$3,331	$2,622
Housing units	7,744	12,261
Homeownership rate	74.1%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.6%	52.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ladera Ranch	Laguna Hills
Population	27,277 → 23,609 (-13.4%)	31,617 → 30,921 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$161,348 → $184,257 (+14.2%)	$100,985 → $122,778 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$820,100 → $1,046,600 (+27.6%)	$707,700 → $944,000 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,341 → $3,331 (+42.3%)	$2,111 → $2,622 (+24.2%)

Ladera Ranch

Population

27,27723,609

Median household income

$161,348$184,257

Median home value

$820,100$1,046,600

Median gross rent

$2,341$3,331

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)

	Ladera Ranch	Laguna Hills
Under 5	7.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	28.5%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	7.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	18.2%	14.5%
55 to 64	10.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	5.8%	12.2%
75 and over	1.6%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ladera Ranch	Laguna Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	64.9%	54.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	14.2%	15.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	8.1%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ladera Ranch	Laguna Hills
No high school diploma	1.6%	6.2%
High school graduate	8.1%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	34.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.7%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ladera Ranch	Laguna Hills
Drove alone	68.0%	68.7%
Carpooled	3.1%	8.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	1.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	25.2%	19.9%
Other means	1.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ladera Ranch	Laguna Hills
1-unit, detached	58.5%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	24.6%	18.1%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	7.1%
20 or more units	7.1%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Ladera Ranch	Laguna Hills
Poverty rate	4.1%	7.8%
Average household size	3.18	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	2005	1980