Brief History and Demographics of Laguna Hills

Laguna Hills is built on one of the major land grants developed during the Rancho Era.  Following Mexico's independence from Spain in 1821, those who had served in the government or who had friends in authority, were given vast lands for cattle grazing.  Rancho  de Santiago, Rancho San Joaquin, and Rancho Niguel covered much of the western portion of the Saddleback Valley.  Don Juan Avila was granted the 13,000 Rancho Niguel on which Laguna Hills is located.




 

 

     
 
      Total Population: 42,556
      Percent Change in Population 1990 to 2000: 26.17%
      Households: 22,202
Age: 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
Male: 807 823 892 435 916 1,675 2,173 1,950 1,077 1,901 4,797
Female: 780 802 835 409 787 1,661 2,313 2,070 1,296 4,244 9,913
% of Population: 3.73% 3.82% 4.06% 1.98% 4.00% 7.84% 10.54% 9.45% 5.58% 14.44% 34.57%
 
Average Household Income: $62,384
Per Capita Income: $32,936
Median Household Income: $41,556
Income: $0-14K $15-24K $25-34K $35-39K $40-49K $50-74K $75-99K $100-149K $150+K
Households: 7,432 1,606 1,590 1,310 865 862 858 2,175 2,344
39.03% 8.43% 8.35% 6.88% 4.54% 4.53% 4.51% 11.42% 12.31%
 
Education:
<9th Grade 9-12th No Diploma HS Diploma Some College AA Degree BA/BS Degree Grad. Degree
1,140 2,688 8,057 9,424 2,461 7,144 4,156
3.25% 7.66% 22.97% 26.87% 7.02% 20.37% 11.85%
 
Employment by Industry:
Exec./Admin./Prof.: 5,202 Tech/Sales/Support: 5,111 Service: 1,553 Agri.: 59 Craft: 1,002

Median Cash Rent: $904
Owner Occupied Renter Occupied SFR Detached SFR Attached Multi-Fam 2-4 Multi-Fam 5-19 Multi-Fam 20+
14,954 2,987 3,205 4,476 3,136 4,351 1,258
Building Age:
Year Built: 89-90 85-88 80-84 70-79 69-Earlier:
723 1,956 1,644 7,836 7,224

   

   

    Estimated 2005 Demographics for the zip code 92653  
 
      Estimated 2005 Total Population: 46,243
      Estimated Percent Change in Population 2000 to 2005: 8.66%
      Estimated 2005 Households: 24,127
Age: 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
Male: 843 894 923 598 1,108 1,594 2,187 2,372 1,599 1,612 5,279
Female: 823 848 892 577 989 1,428 2,385 2,529 1,709 4,176 10,878
% 0f Population: 3.60% 3.77% 3.92% 2.54% 3.68% 7.21% 9.70% 8.69% 5.13% 13.29% 31.81%
 
Estimated 2005 Per Capita Income: $36,087
Estimated 2005 Median Household Income: $42,596
Income: $0-14K $15-24K $25-34K $35-39K $40-49K $50-74K $75-99K $100-149K $150+K
Households: 7,735 1,890 1,488 1,340 1,169 815 779 2,302 2,550
38.54% 9.42% 7.41% 6.68% 5.83% 4.06% 3.88% 11.47% 12.71%
* Statistics are deemed reliable but are not guaranteed.