Laguna Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 23,317 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Laguna Beach is the 291st largest community in California.

Laguna Beach is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.43% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Laguna Beach is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Laguna Beach who work in management occupations (20.65%), sales jobs (17.59%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.27%).

Of important note, Laguna Beach is also a city of artists. Laguna Beach has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Laguna Beach's character.

Also of interest is that Laguna Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.83% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Laguna Beach, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Laguna Beach is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Laguna Beach are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Laguna Beach Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Laguna Beach. 56.12% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Laguna Beach in 2000 was $58,732, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $234,928 for a family of four. However, Laguna Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Laguna Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Laguna Beach is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Laguna Beach include English, German, Irish, Italian, Scottish, Russian, European, Swedish, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Laguna Beach is English. Some people also speak Spanish.