Laguna Heights, TX
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Laguna Heights, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
64.7% of the residents in Laguna Heights, TX are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Laguna Heights, TX was $77,200, and the homeownership rate was 82.4%.
Laguna Heights, TX is home to a population of 357 people, from which 64.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 35.3% of Laguna Heights, TX residents were born outside of the country (126 people).
In 2024, there were 6.49 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (305 people) in Laguna Heights, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 47 White (Hispanic) and 3 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 64.7% of Laguna Heights, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Laguna Heights, TX was 57.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Laguna Heights, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 6.49 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (305 people) in Laguna Heights, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 47 White (Hispanic) and 3 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
99.2% of the people in Laguna Heights, TX are hispanic (354 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Laguna Heights, TX as a share of the total population.
In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.
As of 2024, 35.3% of Laguna Heights, TX residents (126 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Laguna Heights, TX was 42.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Laguna Heights, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Laguna Heights, TX declined at a rate of −86%, from 363 employees to 51 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Laguna Heights, TX, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (38 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (11 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Laguna Heights, TX.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Laguna Heights, TX declined at a rate of −86%, from 363 employees to 51 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Laguna Heights, TX, are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (38 people), Construction (11 people), and Educational Services (2 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Laguna Heights, TX, though some of these residents may live in Laguna Heights, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).
John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The median property value in Laguna Heights, TX was $77,200 in 2024, which is 0.232 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $80,100 to $77,200, a 3.62% decrease. The homeownership rate in Laguna Heights, TX is 82.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Laguna Heights, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Laguna Heights, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2022, the median household income of the 188 households in Laguna Heights, TX grew to $29,178 from the previous year's value of $26,628.
The following chart displays the households in Laguna Heights, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.
In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 51% of workers in Laguna Heights, TX carpooled to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (45.1%) and those who walked to work (3.92%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
35.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Laguna Heights, TX (126 out of 355 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Laguna Heights, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
52.4% of the population of Laguna Heights, TX has health coverage, with 0.28% on employee plans, 19% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 19.9% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.7% were men and 63.3% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.5% under 18 years, 14.3% between 18 and 34 years, 28% between 35 and 64 years, and 41.2% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.7% were men and 63.3% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Laguna Heights, TX declined by 21.9% from 61% to 47.6%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Laguna Heights, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
