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Population in July 2007: 18,208. Population change since 2000: +9.7%
 

Males: 6,215  (34.1%)
Females: 11,993  (65.9%)
Median resident age:  78.0 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 92653.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,980 (it was $30,493 in 2000)
Laguna Woods:  $37,980
California:  $59,948

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $255,517 (it was $96,400 in 2000)
Laguna Woods:  $255,517
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $300,001; Detached houses: $767,043; Townhouses or other attached units: $364,984; In 2-unit structures: $141,218; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $253,061; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $291,336; Mobile homes: $250,000; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $187,500
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Races in Laguna Woods:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Laguna Woods: 131.9 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (16.5%), German (15.3%), Irish (9.1%), Russian (6.9%), United States (5.8%), Polish (5.3%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 380 feet

Land area: 3.20 square miles.

Population density: 5690 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Laguna Woods

  • High school or higher: 89.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Laguna Woods city

  • Never married: 5.9%
  • Now married: 44.6%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 35.5%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

2,601 residents are foreign born (9.3% Europe, 2.7% North America, 2.4% Asia).

This city:  15.8%
California:  26.2%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Laguna Woods, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Laguna Woods to the number of sex offenders is 9104 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Laguna Woods:  0.8% ($798)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lake Forest, CA (3.7 miles , pop. 58,707).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: South Coast, CA (6.7 miles , pop. 288,147).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (55.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Laguna Hills, CA (2.4 miles ), Aliso Viejo, CA (2.4 miles ), Lake Forest, CA (3.7 miles ), El Toro, CA (5.2 miles ), Mission Viejo, CA (5.3 miles ), Laguna Niguel, CA (5.7 miles ), Laguna Beach, CA (5.9 miles ), Newport Coast, CA (6.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


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Latitude: 33.61 N, Longitude: 117.73 W

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Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Crime in Laguna Woods by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.05.4
Rapes 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.05.4
Robberies 413146
    per 100,000 23.85.818.05.521.732.5
Assaults 235102
    per 100,000 11.917.530.05.50.010.8
Burglaries 8161391412
    per 100,000 47.693.577.949.576.065.0
Thefts 808570879379
    per 100,000 475.8496.7419.5478.8504.7428.0
Auto thefts 610111537
    per 100,000 35.758.465.982.616.337.9
Arson 000013
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.05.416.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 34.736.338.932.033.351.8

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Laguna Woods-area historical tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the Laguna Woods city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 11/9/1982, a category 2 tornado 28.7 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Laguna Woods topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Laguna Woods:
  • SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; LAGUNA HILLS, CA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH TUSTIN REHABILITATION HOSP (about 3 miles; TUSTIN, CA)
  • ANAHEIM GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ANAHEIM, CA)

Political contributions by individuals in Laguna Woods, CA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Laguna Woods:
  • JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 11 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; ID: SNA)
  • LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 25 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; ID: SLI)
  • ONTARIO INTL (about 32 miles; ONTARIO, CA; ID: ONT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Laguna Woods:
  • CORONA MUNI (about 21 miles; CORONA, CA; ID: AJO)
  • FULLERTON MUNI (about 24 miles; FULLERTON, CA; ID: FUL)
  • CHINO (about 26 miles; CHINO, CA; ID: CNO)

Amtrak stations near Laguna Woods:
  • 5 miles: IRVINE (15215 BARRANCA PKWY.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 6 miles: LAGUNA BEACH (TRANSIT DEPOT, BROADWAY BTW. BEACH & FOR) - Bus Station
  • 9 miles: SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (LEE HALL, MONTEREY AVE. & SAN GORGONIO WAY). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Laguna Woods:
  • 15 miles: San Onofre 2 and 3 in San Clemente, CA.

Local government website: www.lagunawoodscity.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laguna Woods:
  • ORANGE COAST COLLEGE (about 4 miles; COSTA MESA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,224)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FULLERTON (about 4 miles; FULLERTON, CA; FT enrollment: 22,345)
  • FULLERTON COLLEGE (about 4 miles; FULLERTON, CA; FT enrollment: 11,158)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE (about 4 miles; IRVINE, CA; FT enrollment: 19,533)
  • SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE (about 4 miles; ORANGE, CA; FT enrollment: 4,442)
  • IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; IRVINE, CA; FT enrollment: 4,777)
  • SADDLEBACK COLLEGE (about 7 miles; MISSION VIEJO, CA; FT enrollment: 9,777)

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Notable location: Leisure World Golf Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: Willow Tree Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Laguna Woods include: Aliso Park (1), Iglesia Community Park (2), Santa Vittoria Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Ayres Hotel Laguna Woods (Ip) (24341 El Toro Rd).

 

Average household size:
This city:  1.4 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  34.1%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.7%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.4%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laguna Woods, CA


69 people in nursing homes
5 people in other nonhousehold living situations


Laguna Woods compared to California state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Laguna Woods (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Laguna Woods at 24100 El Toro Rd, branch established on 1991-05-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Laguna Woods Branch at 24301 Paseo De Valencia, branch established on 1885-01-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (94%)
  • Utility gas (5%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 3$17,650$70,6005$2,252
Streets and Highways 1$4,377$52,5240$0
Financial Administration 1$6,031$72,3721$441
Totals for Government 5$28,058$67,3396$2,692



Laguna Woods government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $31,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Construction - Central Staff Services: $600,000
    Parks & Recreation: $103,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,755,000
    Regular Highways: $1,236,000
    Parks & Recreation: $206,000
    Police Protection: $145,000
    Housing & Community Development: $66,000
    General - Other: $57,000
    Health Services - Other: $55,000
    Solid Waste Management: $16,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $606,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $228,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,539,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,522,000
    Highways: $862,000
    All Other: $455,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $998,000
    NEC: $314,000
    Other Selective Sales: $249,000
    Public Utilities: $168,000
    Property: $136,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $969,000

5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,712 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.21%
California average:  5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($728 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.12%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Los Angeles County, CA  1.91% ($54,756 average AGI)
from Riverside County, CA  0.47% ($51,018)
from San Diego County, CA  0.32% ($52,882)


6.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.37%
California average:  6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($471 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.06%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Los Angeles County, CA  1.43% ($46,009 average AGI)
to Riverside County, CA  1.20% ($52,293)
to San Bernardino County, CA  0.40% ($46,220)


Strongest AM radio stations in Laguna Woods:
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KNX (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KMPC (1540 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KVNR (1480 AM; 5 kW; SANTA ANA, CA; Owner: LBI RADIO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KBLA (1580 AM; 50 kW; SANTA MONICA, CA)
  • KFMB (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Laguna Woods:
  • KWVE (107.9 FM; SAN CLEMENTE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF COSTA MESA)
  • KDLE (103.1 FM; NEWPORT BEACH, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC.)
  • KSBR (88.5 FM; MISSION VIEJO, CA; Owner: SADDLEBACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KRTM (88.9 FM; TEMECULA, CA; Owner: PENFOLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KCBS-FM (93.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KSCA (101.9 FM; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLOS (95.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLOS-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • K212FA (90.3 FM; TEMPLE CITY, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KOST (103.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZLA-FM (93.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLVE (107.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLVE-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KIIS-FM (102.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPCC (89.3 FM; PASADENA, CA; Owner: PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KPWR (105.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KHHT (92.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KBIG-FM (104.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KLSX (97.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KMZT-FM (105.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KPFK (90.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC)
  • KTWV (94.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Laguna Woods:
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • 24200 Calle Sonora, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WPXM585
    Assigned Frequencies : 453.925 MHz, 453.925 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/06/2003, Expiration Date: 11/06/2003, Cancelation Date: 01/11/2004, Certifier: Gary D Gray Pe
    Registrant: Communications Div, 840 N Eckhoff St Ste 104, Orange, CA 92868-1021, Phone: (714) 704-7911, Fax: (714) 704-7902
  • 24401 Moulton Pkwy, Type: Bant, Structure height: 3.7 m, Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WPXM585
    Assigned Frequencies : 453.925 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/06/2003, Expiration Date: 11/06/2003, Cancelation Date: 01/11/2004, Certifier: Gary D Gray Pe
    Registrant: Communications Div, 840 N Eckhoff St Ste 104, Orange, CA 92868-1021, Phone: (714) 704-7911, Fax: (714) 704-7902
  • GATE 7, 24200 Calle Sonora, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WPYE490
    Assigned Frequencies : 453.925 MHz, 453.925 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/28/2003, Expiration Date: 07/28/2013, Certifier: Douglas C Reilly
    Registrant: Communications Div, 840 N Eckhoff St Ste 104, Orange, CA 92868-1021, Phone: (714) 628-7050, Fax: (714) 628-7023
  • DISPATCH, 24401 Moulton Pkwy, Type: Bant, Structure height: 3.7 m, Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WPYE490
    Assigned Frequencies : 453.925 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/28/2003, Expiration Date: 07/28/2013, Certifier: Douglas C Reilly
    Registrant: Communications Div, 840 N Eckhoff St Ste 104, Orange, CA 92868-1021, Phone: (714) 628-7050, Fax: (714) 628-7023

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 60 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Laguna Woods)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: RILEY MARK T ELITE RG (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 929V , Serial Number: DMO-362, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 10/29/1999
    Registrant (Individual): Clair David L St, 766 Calle Aragon Unit T, Laguna Woods, CA 92653

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