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Laguna Woods, California: commercial real estate data.
Laguna Woods is a Census city of 17,289 people across 3.34 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $59,269, 71.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Laguna Woods
What Laguna Woods is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,173
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laguna Woods
How many people live in Laguna Woods
- Population17,289
- Median age74.9
- Population under 1873 plus or minus 61
- Share under 180.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Population 65 and over14,373
- Share 65 and over83.1 percent
- Households11,706
- Family households4,352
- Share of households that are families37.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laguna Woods
Income and work in Laguna Woods
- Median household income$59,269
- Per capita income$53,507
- Civilian labor force3,701
- Employed3,432
- Unemployed269 plus or minus 149
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over17,216
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laguna Woods
Housing in Laguna Woods
- Housing units13,336
- Occupied units11,706
- Vacant units1,630 plus or minus 416
- Vacancy rate12.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied8,387
- Renter occupied3,319
- Ownership rate71.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$394,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,328
- Annual rent as a share of median income47.1 percent
- Single family units3,911
- Share single family29.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,403
- Share in buildings of two or more70.5 percent
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Laguna Woods gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,663
- Commuting under 15 minutes836 plus or minus 284
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.4 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more681 plus or minus 284
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.6 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Drove alone66.7 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home20.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laguna Woods
SBA loans in Laguna Woods (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$6,438,200
- Average approval$919,743
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$2,961,200
- Jobs supported45
- Jobs per approval6.4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.3 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laguna Woods, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Laguna Woods
SBA loans in Laguna Woods (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,825,000
- Average approval$1,275,000
- Median approval$1,030,000
- Largest approval$1,791,000
- Jobs supported30
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laguna Woods, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Laguna Woods
Flood risk in Laguna Woods
- NFIP communityCity of Laguna Woods
- NFIP community number060768
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/09
The City of Laguna Woods participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060768 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Laguna Woods
Orange County context, not Laguna Woods figures
- Establishments in Orange County106,961
- Covered employment, Orange County1,661,276
- Average annual pay, Orange County$81,403
- Housing units permitted, Orange County6,972
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Laguna Woods.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Laguna Woods questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Laguna Woods, California?
17,289, in 11,706 households. Laguna Woods city covers 3.34 square miles of land, which is 5,173 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Laguna Woods in?
Orange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Laguna Woods?
$59,269. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $394,600. Median gross rent is $2,328 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Laguna Woods businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $6.4 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laguna Woods, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Laguna Woods borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Laguna Woods. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Laguna Woods in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Laguna Woods appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Laguna Woods, city of, community 060768, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Laguna Woods figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Laguna Woods.
Is zoning published for Laguna Woods?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.