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Laguna Niguel

California · 64,107 residents (2025 est.) · 14.7 sq mi
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With 64,139 people, Laguna Niguel is a city in California. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $1,190,900. 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. At a median age of 47.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $2,903 a month at the median. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
60% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 81%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
64,139
+4%since 2000
from 61,891 in 2000
64,107 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,353 / sq mi
Unchangedsince 2009
from 4,338 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
47.6
+27%since 2000
from 37.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
14.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
42K49K55K62K68K19902000201020202024Laguna Niguel
202464K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.4%(2,204)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.8%(3,081)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(3,836)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(3,885)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.6%(2,926)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.9%(6,321)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.2%(7,848)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.1%(9,026)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.6%(10,640)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.9%(8,903)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.1%(3,907)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(1,562)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$140,452
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $80,733 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$77,395
+98%since 2000
from $39,167 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
73.2%
+11.7 ptssince 2009
from 61.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 4.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.467
+6%since 2010
from 0.442 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services13.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Information9.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration9%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade8.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade3.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Finance & insurance2.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$1,190,900
+81%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $361,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,903
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,205 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.4%
−7.6 ptssince 2000
from 75.0% in 2000
32.6% rent
Vacancy rate
7.1%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.48 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.60 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
33.3%
−10.6 ptssince 2009
from 44.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.1%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 57.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
8.5
+4%since 2009
from 8.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
50
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic77.4%(47,916)
Black1.2%(723)
Hispanic / Latino10.4%(6,425)
Asian7.7%(4,764)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic65%(41,693)
Black1.1%(694)
Hispanic / Latino14.7%(9,422)
Asian11.3%(7,241)
Other7.9%(5,089)
Diversity Score
67
+25%since 2009
from 54 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican10.2%(6,563)
South American1.7%(1,111)
Peruvian0.7%(458)
Puerto Rican0.6%(403)
Colombian0.3%(194)
Salvadoran0.3%(189)
Spaniard0.3%(185)
Argentine0.3%(169)
Venezuelan0.2%(142)
Cuban0.2%(108)
Guatemalan0.1%(93)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(91)
Honduran0.1%(82)
Bolivian0.1%(57)
Nicaraguan0.1%(49)
Panamanian0.1%(48)
Dominican0%(12)
Asian origin
Filipino2.2%(1,411)
Korean1.8%(1,139)
Chinese1.8%(1,138)
Vietnamese1.8%(1,138)
Asian Indian1.3%(812)
Japanese1%(616)
Taiwanese0.4%(279)
Kazakh0.2%(121)
Indonesian0.1%(70)
Laotian0.1%(46)
Malaysian0%(24)
Thai0%(17)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Cambodian0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(71)
Ancestry
English12.1%(7,758)
German12%(7,680)
Irish10%(6,395)
Iranian6.8%(4,391)
Italian6.5%(4,145)
American3.7%(2,347)
Polish2.6%(1,638)
French2%(1,283)
Scottish1.9%(1,212)
Russian1.6%(1,007)
Arab1.4%(930)
Swedish1.4%(910)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian1.3%(835)
Dutch1.1%(728)
Armenian1.1%(705)
Bulgarian0.9%(594)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(515)
Turkish0.7%(452)
Czech0.7%(444)
Romanian0.6%(390)
Danish0.6%(384)
Greek0.5%(351)
British0.5%(349)
Brazilian0.5%(308)
Welsh0.4%(284)
Portuguese0.4%(276)
Austrian0.4%(240)
Hungarian0.3%(204)
Swiss0.3%(204)
Palestinian0.3%(203)
Ukrainian0.3%(165)
Lebanese0.2%(145)
Slovak0.2%(135)
Lithuanian0.2%(126)
Croatian0.2%(123)
Egyptian0.2%(113)
Finnish0.2%(110)
Canadian0.2%(107)
Latvian0.2%(100)
Syrian0.1%(92)
Israeli0.1%(85)
Kenyan0.1%(84)
West Indian0.1%(84)
Belgian0.1%(73)
Serbian0.1%(71)
Nigerian0.1%(55)
Jordanian0.1%(50)
Australian0.1%(50)
Slovene0.1%(41)
Haitian0%(23)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
59.8%
+12.0 ptssince 2000
from 47.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 95.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
25.1%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 16.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.9 min
+16%since 2000
from 22.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
62.8%
−19.1 ptssince 2009
from 81.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
26.8%
+18.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.2%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 67.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.0%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 71.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.0%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
56.6%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
51.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
25.8%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 20.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.2%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 6.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.9%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 9.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.5%
+3.2 ptssince 2017
from 93.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 98.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
69.7%
−7.0 ptssince 2016
from 76.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 8.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.8%(7,916)
Married60.2%(16,002)
Widowed2.4%(646)
Divorced7.6%(2,024)
Women 15+
Never married24.3%(6,911)
Married55%(15,625)
Widowed7.4%(2,118)
Divorced13.3%(3,776)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.9%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 9.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
58.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 60.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.6%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 21.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.5%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.1%
−3.3 ptssince 2020
from 79.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 28.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)13%(288)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24%(531)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.5%(895)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.1%(178)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(12)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,209 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Laguna Niguel, California?

Laguna Niguel, California has about 64,139 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Laguna Niguel, California?

The typical household in Laguna Niguel, California earns about $140,452 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Laguna Niguel, California expensive?

In Laguna Niguel, California, the median home is worth about $1,190,900, and the typical rent is about $2,903 a month.

How educated are people in Laguna Niguel, California?

About 59.8% of adults age 25 and over in Laguna Niguel, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Laguna Niguel, California?

About 6.4% of people in Laguna Niguel, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Laguna Niguel, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Laguna Niguel, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 19,739 residents, a change of about 44 percent over that period.

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