Laguna Niguel vs San Clemente

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

Laguna Niguel and San Clemente 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 63,510 in San Clemente). Laguna Niguel has the higher median household income ($140,605 vs $134,735 in San Clemente). San Clemente has the higher median home value ($1,220,500 vs $1,123,000 in Laguna Niguel).

Population, income & housing

	Laguna Niguel	San Clemente
Population	64,023	63,510
Median age	47.7 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$140,605	$134,735
Median home value	$1,123,000	$1,220,500
Median gross rent	$2,819	$2,398
Housing units	27,527	26,650
Homeownership rate	66.5%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.3%	51.7%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laguna Niguel	San Clemente
Population	65,808 → 64,023 (-2.7%)	64,878 → 63,510 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$108,537 → $140,605 (+29.5%)	$110,434 → $134,735 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$827,100 → $1,123,000 (+35.8%)	$906,100 → $1,220,500 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,263 → $2,819 (+24.6%)	$1,880 → $2,398 (+27.6%)

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

San Clemente

Population

64,87863,510

Median household income

$110,434$134,735

Median home value

$906,100$1,220,500

Median gross rent

$1,880$2,398

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laguna Niguel	San Clemente
Under 5	3.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.4%
45 to 54	14.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	17.7%	14.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.1%
75 and over	7.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laguna Niguel	San Clemente
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	71.1%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	11.5%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.4%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laguna Niguel	San Clemente
No high school diploma	3.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	12.5%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	24.8%	20.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laguna Niguel	San Clemente
Drove alone	65.6%	71.6%
Carpooled	6.3%	4.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	1.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	24.1%	20.9%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laguna Niguel	San Clemente
1-unit, detached	54.7%	56.7%
1-unit, attached	19.6%	12.3%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	7.8%
20 or more units	10.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Laguna Niguel	San Clemente
Poverty rate	5.9%	5.7%
Average household size	2.49	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1986	1982