Laguna Woods is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 17,192 people and six associated neighborhoods, Laguna Woods is the 336th largest community in California.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.39% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

If knowledge is power, Laguna Woods is a pretty powerful place. 50.65% of the adults in Laguna Woods have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Laguna Woods in 2018 was $52,877, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $211,508 for a family of four. However, Laguna Woods contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Laguna Woods is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Laguna Woods home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Laguna Woods residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Laguna Woods include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Russian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Laguna Woods's cultural character, accounting for 31.50% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Laguna Woods is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Korean.