Laguna Hills is home to 30,740 people in California. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,012,300. 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Renters pay $2,728 a month at the median. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. Households take in $128,851 a year at the median, 57% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $128,851, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
55% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Laguna Hills
What changed most since 1990
Median age49.4 → 41.7(−7.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share86.7% → 52.8%(−33.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants83.7% → 70.0%(−13.6 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)25.4%(285)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(169)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.3%(406)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(62)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,120 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 Hills, decade by decade
Laguna Hills 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
46,731
$97,176
$574,336
33.9%
30.2
2000
31,178
$127,942
$522,815
39.3%
60.9
2010
30,344
$125,640
$902,847
43.0%
69.9
2020
31,374
$124,062
$902,727
50.4%
78.6
2024
30,740
$128,851
$1,012,300
54.7%
79.7
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.
