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Laguna Beach, California, in Orange county, is 4 miles W of Laguna Niguel, California (center to center) and 14 miles S of Santa Ana, California. The city is included in the Orange County metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 23,727 people lived in Laguna Beach.
In Laguna Beach, about 47% of adults are married. Laguna Beach is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in the city; the city has more single adults than most places of its size.
Laguna Beach is noted for its large share of males.
In 2000, Laguna Beach had a median family income of $100,778. Many people in Laguna Beach make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. Laguna Beach doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in California. In Laguna Beach, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the city.)
Laguna Beach residents donated more money ($239,018) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the city.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Laguna Beach.
An estimated 61% of living spaces in Laguna Beach are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the city. Living alone is quite feasible in Laguna Beach, with the choice of small rental properties there. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the city as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Laguna Beach, 84% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, Laguna Beach is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle).
Laguna Beach strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):
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| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. State) | Top 10% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 12% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 18% | |
Comparing Laguna Beach to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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