Laguna Hills, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

30,740

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.7

3.25% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.77%

0.111% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$128,851

4.95% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.01M

Population & Diversity

Laguna Hills, CA is home to a population of 30.7k people, from which 90.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 25.8% of Laguna Hills, CA residents were born outside of the country (7.92k people).

In 2024, there were 3.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.2k people) in Laguna Hills, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.93k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.65k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.5%

2024 Citizenship

91.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.5% of Laguna Hills, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Laguna Hills, CA was 91.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Laguna Hills, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Laguna Hills, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.2k ± 1.09k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
4.93k ± 931
Other (Hispanic)
3.65k ± 1k

23%

Hispanic Population

7.07k people

23% of the people in Laguna Hills, CA are hispanic (7.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Laguna Hills, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

25.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7.92k people

25.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7.9k people

As of 2024, 25.8% of Laguna Hills, CA residents (7.92k 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 Hills, CA was 25.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Laguna Hills, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
382 ± 143
Gulf War (2001-)
285 ± 232
Gulf War (1990s)
117 ± 60

Laguna Hills, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Laguna Hills, CA.

Economy

The economy of Laguna Hills, CA employs 15.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Laguna Hills, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,207 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,985 people), and Manufacturing (1,663 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($110,217), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($109,456), and Utilities ($103,906).

Employment

Occupations

15.7k

2024 Value

± 993

−1.19%

1 Year decline

± 8.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Laguna Hills, CA declined at a rate of −1.19%, from 15.9k employees to 15.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Laguna Hills, CA, are Management Occupations (2,357 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,122 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,538 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Laguna Hills, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

15.7k

2024 Value

± 993

−1.19%

1 Year decline

± 8.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Laguna Hills, CA declined at a rate of −1.19%, from 15.9k employees to 15.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Laguna Hills, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,207 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,985 people), and Manufacturing (1,663 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Laguna Hills, CA, though some of these residents may live in Laguna Hills, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$81,609

Median earning men ± $8,387

$57,492

Median earning women ± $6,374

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($207,743), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($111,118), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,976).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($122,557), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,600), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,449).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Laguna Hills, CA was $1.01M in 2024, which is 3.04 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $944,000 to $1.01M, a 7.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Laguna Hills, CA is 70%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Laguna Hills, CA have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Laguna Hills, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.01M

Median Property Value 2024

±$59,068

$7,909

Median Property Taxes

±$601

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 Hills, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Laguna Hills, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70%

Homeownership

2024

63.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70% of the housing units in Laguna Hills, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Laguna Hills, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$128,851

Median Household Income

± $12,193

11.3k

Number of Households

± 795

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.3k households in Laguna Hills, CA grew to $128,851 from the previous year's value of $122,778.

The following chart displays the households in Laguna Hills, CA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Laguna Hills, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65%)
Worked At Home (22.2%)
Carpooled (9.21%)

In 2024, 65% of workers in Laguna Hills, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.21%).

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.

Commute Time

27.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Laguna Hills, CA have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.25% of the workforce in Laguna Hills, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Laguna Hills, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Laguna Hills, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Laguna Hills, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.77% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Laguna Hills, CA (2.37k out of 30.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Laguna Hills, CA is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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