Laguna Woods is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 16,998 people and six associated neighborhoods, Laguna Woods is the 336th largest community in California.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Laguna Woods is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Laguna Woods, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Laguna Woods is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.81% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Laguna Woods in 2022 was $54,008, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $216,032 for a family of four. However, Laguna Woods contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Laguna Woods is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Laguna Woods home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Laguna Woods residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Laguna Woods include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Laguna Woods's cultural character, accounting for 31.09% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Laguna Woods is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Korean.