Laguna Niguel vs Placentia

A side-by-side comparison of Laguna Niguel and Placentia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Laguna Niguel has the higher population (64,023 vs 52,384 in Placentia). Laguna Niguel has the higher median household income ($140,605 vs $110,575 in Placentia). Laguna Niguel has the higher median home value ($1,123,000 vs $871,000 in Placentia).

Population, income & housing

	Laguna Niguel	Placentia
Population	64,023	52,384
Median age	47.7 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$140,605	$110,575
Median home value	$1,123,000	$871,000
Median gross rent	$2,819	$2,267
Housing units	27,527	17,545
Homeownership rate	66.5%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.3%	43.7%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laguna Niguel	Placentia
Population	65,808 → 64,023 (-2.7%)	51,818 → 52,384 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$108,537 → $140,605 (+29.5%)	$95,757 → $110,575 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$827,100 → $1,123,000 (+35.8%)	$630,500 → $871,000 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,263 → $2,819 (+24.6%)	$1,792 → $2,267 (+26.5%)

Laguna Niguel

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

Placentia

Population

51,81852,384

Median household income

$95,757$110,575

Median home value

$630,500$871,000

Median gross rent

$1,792$2,267

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laguna Niguel	Placentia
Under 5	3.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	18.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.3%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	17.7%	13.7%
65 to 74	13.3%	8.4%
75 and over	7.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laguna Niguel	Placentia
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	38.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.5%	18.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laguna Niguel	Placentia
No high school diploma	3.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	12.5%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24.8%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laguna Niguel	Placentia
Drove alone	65.6%	71.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.4%	1.6%
Walked	1.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	24.1%	13.9%
Other means	1.6%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laguna Niguel	Placentia
1-unit, detached	54.7%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	19.6%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	6.7%
20 or more units	10.0%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Laguna Niguel	Placentia
Poverty rate	5.9%	8.5%
Average household size	2.49	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1986	1976