Laguna Woods is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 16,998 people and six associated neighborhoods, Laguna Woods is the 336th largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Laguna Woods telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.57% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Being a small city, Laguna Woods does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Laguna Woods. 51.81% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Laguna Woods in 2022 was $54,008, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $216,032 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 English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Laguna Woods's cultural character, accounting for 31.09% of the city’s population.

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