Laguna Woods is a city of 17,289 people in California. At a median age of 74.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The foreign-born share is 32%. 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households here earn about 40% less than in California as a whole. There are 5,173 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,269, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 74.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 125%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Laguna Woods
What changed most since 2000
Asian share2.5% → 22.8%(+20.3 pts)US over the same years: +2.3 pts
White share94.4% → 67.4%(−27.0 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants84.9% → 71.6%(−13.2 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 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)1.4%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.4%(75)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.8%(754)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War23.3%(401)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.6%(62)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,723 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 Woods, decade by decade
Laguna Woods 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
2000
16,507
$55,548
$175,608
28.5%
13.5
2010
16,192
$49,188
$340,510
39.3%
35.4
2020
17,644
$56,298
$375,005
50.0%
59.0
2024
17,289
$59,269
$394,600
50.9%
61.1
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.
