Demographics of Laguna Beach city, California

Laguna Beach city, California had 22,391 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −613 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Laguna Beach city, in four figures

22,391
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 22,710 ±62.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −613 people.; 53.9 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $143,843 ±$14,177
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Laguna Beach city, California's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Laguna Beach city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Laguna Beach city, California's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Laguna Beach city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	23,004	100.0	100.0
2021	22,797	99.1	100.2
2022	22,599	98.2	100.7
2023	22,463	97.6	101.6
2024	22,480	97.7	102.5
2025	22,391	97.3	103.1

Population of Laguna Beach city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,004	—
2021	22,797	−207
2022	22,599	−198
2023	22,463	−136
2024	22,480	+17
2025	22,391	−89

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 53.9 ±1.4: for men 54.2 ±1.3 and for women 53.3 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Laguna Beach city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	734 ±189	3.2% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,722 ±403	12.0% ±1.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	923 ±198	4.1% ±0.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,526 ±534	19.9% ±2.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,974 ±615	30.7% ±2.7	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,831 ±613	30.1% ±2.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $143,843 ±$14,177, and income per person $113,228 ±$11,317, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Laguna Beach city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	959 ±244	8.8% ±2.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	941 ±225	8.7% ±2.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,043 ±249	9.6% ±2.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,127 ±336	10.4% ±3.1	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,591 ±288	14.7% ±2.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,102 ±226	10.2% ±2.1	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,076 ±379	37.6% ±3.3	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Laguna Beach city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,392 ±322	6.1% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	28 to 164	0.9% to 4.7%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	747 ±204	7.3% ±2.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	549 ±193	6.1% ±2.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Laguna Beach city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Laguna Beach city	California	United States
Housing units	13,598 ±463	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.7% ±3.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.3% ±2.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.1% ±3.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.9% ±3.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,986 ±$201	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Laguna Beach city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,183 ±590	9.6% ±2.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,905 ±675	78.8% ±3.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	127 ±51	0.6% ±0.2	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	885 ±261	3.9% ±1.1	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 179	0% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	24 to 336	0.1% to 1.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,339 ±293	5.9% ±1.3	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Laguna Beach city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	11,762 ±588	51.8% ±2.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,904 ±559	34.8% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	401 ±197	1.8% ±0.9	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,643 ±440	11.6% ±1.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,932 ±409	8.5% ±1.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	711 ±193	3.1% ±0.8	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Laguna Beach city among the places of California

319th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Laguna Beach city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rosemont CDP	23,766 ±1,357
San Fernando city	23,632 ±26
East San Gabriel CDP	23,410 ±1,651
West Rancho Dominguez CDP	23,300 ±1,564
Oakdale city	23,194 ±43
Laguna Beach city	22,710 ±62
Millbrae city	22,689 ±27
Calabasas city	22,669 ±43
Ramona CDP	22,634 ±1,941
Marina city	22,563 ±63
West Puente Valley CDP	22,495 ±1,936

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in California by median rent
No. 6 Places by median rent
No. 9 Places in California by median age
No. 10 Places in California by per capita income
No. 32 Places by per capita income
No. 49 Places in California by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026