Laguna Woods Demographics
Laguna Woods is a city in Orange County
The community name derives from Spanish for "lake". The latitude of Laguna Woods is 33.610N. The longitude is -117.724W. It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 381 feet. The estimated population, in 2003, was 17,962.
Laguna Woods is both one of California's newest and oldest cities. Incorporated in 1999 as Orange County's 32nd city, the average age of Laguna Woods residents is 78. Ninety percent of the City’s 4 square miles is contained within the senior citizen gated community of Leisure World. The balance of the City contains three additional senior residential communities and several thriving commercial centers.
Development of Leisure World began in the 1960s on 2,095 acres formerly known as the Moulton Ranch. It was designed to offer a full range of cultural and recreational experiences for active adults within a safe and gardenlike setting.
The population was 16,507 at the 2000 census with a median age of 78. About 90% of the City consists of Laguna Woods Village, a retirement community, formerly known as Leisure World.
There were 11,699 households out of which 0.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.7% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 65.9% were non-families. 62.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 57.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.40 and the average family size was 2.06.
