Laguna Hills California City Guide

Laguna Hills is home to over 31,000 residents. The city’s 10 year growth rate is 2.47%, and the annual growth rate is 0.35%.

Almost 16,000 residents are women, which means 51% of the population is female. Around 15,230 residents are male, which equals 49% of the city’s population.

The median resident age in Laguna Hills is 43. Roughly 25% of the city’s population is under 18 years old. Another 7% of residents are between 20-24 years old. Another 11% of residents are between 25-34. About 27% of residents are between 35-54. Meanwhile, 15% of residents are 55-64, and another 15% are over 65 years old.

70% of the city’s population is White, and another 15% of Laguna Hills residents are Asian. Another 6.7% of residents are biracial or multiracial. Almost 2% of the city’s population is Black or African American.

67.2% of Laguna Hills’s population only speaks English. Another 14.4% of residents are fluent in Spanish. Meanwhile, 7.2% of the population speaks another Indo-European language. Almost 2% of residents speak Chinese, Mandarin, or Cantonese, while 1.3% of residents speak Vietnamese.

Over 26% of Laguna Hills residents were born outside of the U.S. For context, this percentage is about average for California and tracks well over the U.S. average.

Laguna Hills has 3 public elementary schools and 1 high school. Other educational facilities are short commutes away for local students.

About 92% of the city’s population that is over 25 has a high school diploma or a GED. From there, 20% of residents have taken some amount of college courses. Another 9.7% of residents have earned an associate’s degree. Meanwhile, almost 50% of the population has a bachelor’s degree, while about 17% of residents have a master’s or a professional degree.

Laguna Hills has an estimated high school dropout rate of 8%. To compare, this is 4% under the U.S. average and 9% under the statewide average.

The median property value in Laguna Hills is estimated to be a little over $782K, which isn’t classed as being one of the highest median property values in California, but is among the highest in the nation.

27.3% of the real estate market is priced between $591K-$886K, and 17% of properties are worth between $886K-$1.1 million. Another 19% of properties range above the $1.1 million mark. 7.7% of properties are more affordable and vary between $472K-$591K, and another 10.8% of real estate is priced between $355K-$473K. 9.7% of real estate is valued between $237K-$335K, and 8.5% of properties are worth under $237K.

Laguna Hills properties appreciated a total of 54.38% between December 2009 and December 2019, which equals an average annual home appreciation rate of 4.44%. This places Laguna Hills among the top 10% of cities nationwide in terms of real estate appreciation.

There are an estimated 10,370 housing options in Laguna Hills. 70% of residences are owner-occupied, and 30% of properties are rented. The vacancy rate tracks around 5.2%.

As expected, the majority of properties are single family homes at 58.3%. Condominiums and attached properties make up 16.2% of housing options, and 16.7% of options are apartment complexes. An estimated 8.8% of properties are smaller apartment buildings.

A whopping 86.5% of properties in Laguna Hills were constructed between 1970-1999, and 9.5% of options were built between 1940-1999. Just 3.8% of residences were built after the turn of the 21st century, and only 0.2% of housing options were built in or before 1939.

10% of properties have 5 or more bedrooms, and 29.5% have 4 bedrooms. 29.6% of housing options have 3 bedroom layouts, and 18.3% have 2 bedrooms. 12.6% of residences have 1 bedroom layouts.

The average salary in Laguna Hills is about $95K, and the estimated median household income is $98K. For reference, the city’s per capita income is $48K.

Around 15% of the city’s population earns under $25K each year. Meanwhile, 15% of residents make $25K-$35K annually. Another 12% of residents make between $35K-$50K annually, while 11% of the population earns between $50K-$65K each year.

Another 5% of residents earn between $65K-$75K. 13% of the population makes between $75K-$100K annually, and 30% of residents earn more than $100K each year.

Additionally, 5% of Laguna Hills residents are unemployed, and 8.7% of the city’s population lives in poverty.