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Compare Laguna Beach to Santa Cruz

This post compares Laguna Beach, California to Santa Cruz, 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) Santa Cruz (city)
Population 23,224 63,993
Income (median) $100,466 $60,359
Home Value (median) $1,570,700 $750,600
White 88% 76%
Black 0% 1%
Asian 4% 9%
With Kids 21% 20%
Age (median) 50 29
Rentals 37% 53%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Laguna Beach or Santa Cruz?
A: Laguna Beach has a much smaller population count than Santa Cruz: 23224 compared with 63993 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Cruz does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 37% for Laguna Beach versus 53% for Santa Cruz.

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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