Laguna Beach is a city of 22,710 people in California. The median age is 53.9, about 15 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 69% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $2,000,000+, having roughly tripled since 2000. Renters pay $2,986 a month at the median. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $143,843, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
69% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Top-priced homes
median home value $2,000,000+, the Census reporting cap
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Laguna Beach
What changed most since 1990
Median age40.2 → 53.9(+13.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share90.3% → 78.8%(−11.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants59.8% → 66.1%(+6.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)5.1%(51)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.5%(94)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60.1%(596)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(40)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 992 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Laguna Beach, decade by decade
Laguna Beach population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
23,170
$128,209
$1,111,712
49.0%
22.5
2000
23,727
$138,096
$1,165,677
56.1%
27.1
2010
22,723
$141,892
$1,438,572+
63.0%
32.3
2020
23,032
$155,261
$2,271,846
67.7%
44.2
2024
22,710
$143,843
$2,000,000+
69.3%
45.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
