California · Census place 39259
Laguna Woods city, CA
Quick answer
Laguna Woods city has 17,342 residents, ranking #378 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $60,235, the median home is worth $364,900 and median gross rent runs $2,232 a month.
- Population
- 17,342Laguna Woods city residents
- Median household income
- $60,235Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $364,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,232Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 75 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Laguna Woods city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Laguna Woods city median would spend about 44.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.3% of residents and 71.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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