Laguna Niguel

Population & Demographics

Laguna Niguel, CA

Laguna Niguel is home to 64,139 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,603 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
64,139
people
Population

64,139 residents

Median age 47.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Laguna Niguel population & demographics

Who lives in Laguna Niguel — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
64,139
Median age
47.6yrs
Median household income
$140,452
Median home value
$1,190,900
Median gross rent
$2,903/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
59.8%
Poverty rate
6.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Laguna Niguel

How Laguna Niguel breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White65.0%
Hispanic or Latino14.7%
Asian11.3%
Two or more races6.9%
Black1.1%
Some other race0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Laguna Niguel

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Laguna Niguel.

Laguna Niguel at a glance
Employed Residents
27,603
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
26.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Irvine
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Laguna Niguel proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Laguna Niguel commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Laguna Niguel

27,603 commutes, one dot at a time

Laguna Niguel

Where 27,603 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Laguna Niguel, by worker count.

1Irvine11.5 mi3,975
2Laguna Niguel0.0 mi1,912
3Los Angeles54.3 mi1,679
4Mission Viejo5.9 mi1,214
5Newport Beach12.5 mi1,182
6San Juan Capistrano3.2 mi917
7Dana Point4.3 mi894
8Aliso Viejo3.6 mi859

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Laguna Niguel.

1Laguna Niguel0.0 mi1,912
2Mission Viejo5.9 mi840
3Irvine11.5 mi698
4Aliso Viejo3.6 mi655
5Los Angeles54.3 mi568
6San Clemente7.9 mi479
7Lake Forest8.3 mi472
8Dana Point4.3 mi438

Top industries

The sectors that employ Laguna Niguel’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade19.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services10.1%
COConstruction7.2%
EDEducational Services6.0%
PAPublic Administration4.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Laguna Niguel

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps64%
8 Gbps
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