Laguna Beach vs North Tustin

A side-by-side comparison of Laguna Beach and North Tustin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Tustin has the higher population (26,038 vs 22,777 in Laguna Beach). North Tustin has the higher median household income ($186,250 vs $140,508 in Laguna Beach). Laguna Beach has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,212,400 in North Tustin).

Population, income & housing

	Laguna Beach	North Tustin
Population	22,777	26,038
Median age	52.3 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$140,508	$186,250
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,212,400
Median gross rent	$2,802	$2,397
Housing units	13,558	9,269
Homeownership rate	64.3%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.1%	61.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laguna Beach	North Tustin
Population	23,036 → 22,777 (-1.1%)	24,705 → 26,038 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$129,983 → $140,508 (+8.1%)	$156,176 → $186,250 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$1,771,600 → $2,000,001 (+12.9%)	$926,100 → $1,212,400 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,299 → $2,802 (+21.9%)	$2,033 → $2,397 (+17.9%)

Laguna Beach

Population

23,03622,777

Median household income

$129,983$140,508

Median home value

$1,771,600$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,299$2,802

North Tustin

Population

24,70526,038

Median household income

$156,176$186,250

Median home value

$926,100$1,212,400

Median gross rent

$2,033$2,397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laguna Beach	North Tustin
Under 5	2.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.0%	15.2%
18 to 24	4.5%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.4%
45 to 54	13.9%	14.9%
55 to 64	17.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	17.2%	11.0%
75 and over	10.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laguna Beach	North Tustin
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	54.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.7%	14.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	23.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laguna Beach	North Tustin
No high school diploma	2.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	8.0%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	28.3%	25.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laguna Beach	North Tustin
Drove alone	56.7%	73.3%
Carpooled	4.5%	5.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.7%
Walked	3.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	33.0%	19.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laguna Beach	North Tustin
1-unit, detached	66.0%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	0.9%
20 or more units	5.6%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Laguna Beach	North Tustin
Poverty rate	5.8%	4.5%
Average household size	2.09	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1964	1965