Moving to Laguna Beach, California
Population: 23,727. Estimated population in July 2024: 24,127 (+1.7% change)
Males: 12,081 (50.9%), Females: 11,646 (49.1%)
Orange County
Zip codes: 92651.
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $75,808
Median house value: $653,900
Population by Race
Races in Laguna Beach:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
- Hispanic (6.6%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.7%), English (16.8%), Irish (13.6%), Italian (7.2%), French (4.4%), Scottish (4.1%).
Elevation: 70 feet
Land area: 8.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Laguna Beach
- High school or higher: 96.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 56.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 22.8%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Laguna Beach city
- Never married: 28.3%
- Now married: 49.5%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 15.3%
11.1% Foreign born (4.5% Europe, 2.4% Latin America, 2.3% Asia, 1.3% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +302 (+1.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Laguna Beach:
- SOUTH COAST MEDICAL CENTER (31872 COAST HWY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Laguna Beach:
- SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; LAGUNA HILLS, CA)
- CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT MISSION (about 9 miles; MISSION VIEJO, CA)
- MISSION HOSPITAL REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 9 miles; MISSION VIEJO, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Laguna Beach:
- JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 12 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 27 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 33 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Laguna Beach:
- FULLERTON MUNI (about 27 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)
- CORONA MUNI (about 27 miles; CORONA, CA; Abbreviation: AJO)
- CHINO (about 32 miles; CHINO, CA; Abbreviation: CNO)
Amtrak station:
LAGUNA BEACH (TRANSIT DEPOT, BROADWAY BTW. BEACH & FOR) – Bus Station
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Laguna Beach:
- ART INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Full-time enrollment: 246; Location: 2222 LAGUNA CANYON RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.aisc.edu)
- BELAVI INSTITUTE FOR FACIAL MASSAGE (Location: 1500 N COAST HWY; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laguna Beach:
- ORANGE COAST COLLEGE (about 8 miles; COSTA MESA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,224)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FULLERTON (about 8 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 22,345)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE (about 8 miles; IRVINE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 19,533)
- IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; IRVINE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,777)
- SADDLEBACK COLLEGE (about 11 miles; MISSION VIEJO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,777)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAMPUS (about 18 miles; FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 18,075)
- COASTLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
Schools
Public high school in Laguna Beach:
- LAGUNA BEACH HIGH (Students: 844; Location: 625 PARK AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Laguna Beach:
- THURSTON MIDDLE (Students: 724; Location: 2100 PARK AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- TOP OF THE WORLD ELEMENTARY (Students: 586; Location: 21601 TREE TOP LANE; Grades: KG – 05)
- EL MORRO ELEMENTARY (Students: 549; Location: 8681 NORTH COAST HWY.; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Laguna Beach:
- ANNELIESE’S SCHOOLS INC. (Students: 433; Location: 20062 LAGUNA CANYON ROAD; Grades: PK – 6)
- SAINT CATHERINE SCHOOL (Students: 277; Location: 3090 S COAST HWY; Grades: KG – 8)
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LAGUNA BE (Students: 70; Location: 340 ST ANNS DR; Grades: PK – KG)