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Compare Laguna Beach to Merced

This post compares Laguna Beach, California to Merced, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Laguna Beach (city) Merced (city)
Population 23,224 82,008
Income (median) $100,466 $38,635
Home Value (median) $1,570,700 $185,700
White 88% 53%
Black 0% 5%
Asian 4% 12%
With Kids 21% 43%
Age (median) 50 29
Rentals 37% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Laguna Beach or Merced?
A: Laguna Beach has a much smaller population count than Merced: 23224 compared with 82008 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Laguna Beach or in Merced?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Laguna Beach.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Laguna Beach or Merced?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Laguna Beach.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Merced does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 37% for Laguna Beach versus 60% for Merced.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Laguna Beach may include: Newport-Beach, Los-Gatos, and Manhattan-Beach.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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