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92637 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92637 covers Laguna Woods, California, with a population of about 17,342 and a median household income of $60,235.

Population
17,3425,849 per square mile
Median age
7536.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,23537% below the California median
Poverty rate
11.3%1.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$470,508up 21.9% in five years
Median rent
$2,2321.1× the California median
Degree or higher
51.8%16.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
71.4%6.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
149

Where 92637 is

Laguna Woods, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population17,342
Median age75
Family households35.7%
Born outside the US31.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home28%
White (non-Hispanic)68.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)23.7%
Hispanic or Latino4.8%
Veterans9.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$60,235
Income per person$54,008
Poverty rate11.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.1%
$10–15k4.6%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k5.1%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k5.6%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k10.3%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k6.8%
$200k or more5.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed10,350
Mean adjusted gross income$81,537
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.1%
Returns, under $25k28.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.1%
Returns, $200k or more7.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$364,900
Median gross rent$2,232
Rent as a share of household income49.6%
Owner-occupied71.4%
Vacant homes12.6%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house7.6%
Attached house23.8%
2 to 4 units18%
5 to 19 units33.9%
20 or more units16.6%
Mobile home0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$470,508as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73%
Typical asking rent$2,840as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$470,508$260,794

$260,794 in 2014 to $470,508 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.8%
High school diploma or higher97.2%
Works from home14.6%
Drives to work alone73.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity19.3% 14.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.4% 6.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5.8% 7.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure51.5% 17.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression14.7% 7.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis41% 15.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking5.1% 10.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication89.3% 14.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)19.4% 11.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease13.2% 7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year89.7% 13 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening97.2% 11.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.8% 6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.6% 12.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.2% 8.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.7% 10.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability13.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol53.5% 17.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity3.6% 10.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.9% 5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)9.1% 7.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23.7% 9.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.4% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat2.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours25.6% 10.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.4% 3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments149
People employed2,227
Annual payroll$97,327,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 80.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss70.7 out of 100
Community resilience14.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire35.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning5.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought5.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$60,235$96,334$78,538
Income per person$54,008$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate11.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$364,900$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,232$1,956$1,348
Homeownership71.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7%6.4%5.2%
Works from home14.6%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US31.1%26.7%13.9%
Median age7537.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLAGUNA BEACH, CA US8.9 km away
Rain in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January68.4°F / 44.2°F2.78 in rain
February67.8°F / 44.8°F3.39 in rain
March69.3°F / 47.9°F1.62 in rain
April72.5°F / 50.1°F0.8 in rain
May74.5°F / 54.5°F0.2 in rain
June76°F / 57.8°F0.11 in rain
July79.5°F / 60.1°F0.11 in rain
August81.2°F / 61.2°F0.02 in rain
September81°F / 58.5°F0.16 in rain
October77.2°F / 55.1°F0.49 in rain
November72.2°F / 48.5°F1.13 in rain
December67.3°F / 43.8°F1.87 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket20% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket68% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Saddleback Valley Unified School District91% of this ZIP code's land area
Laguna Beach Unified School District7.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Capistrano Unified School District1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability11.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

92654 Laguna Hills, CA1.1 km away
92653 Laguna Hills, CA3.2 km away
92609 El Toro, CA3.5 km away
92656 Aliso Viejo, CA4.7 km away
92630 Lake Forest, CA5.1 km away
92691 Mission Viejo, CA5.8 km away
92603 Irvine, CA6.6 km away
92692 Mission Viejo, CA7.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Orange County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.96 sq mi
Population density5,849 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.6103, -117.7253

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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