Laguna is a very small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 1,282 people and two associated neighborhoods, Laguna is the 102nd largest community in New Mexico. Much of the housing stock in Laguna was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Laguna economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Laguna, where the median household income is .Laguna is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 100.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Laguna is a town of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Laguna who work in business and financial occupations (29.23%), personal care services (17.85%), and food service (16.31%).Because there are quite a few people attending college in Laguna, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Laguna provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. In Laguna, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.70 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Laguna is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Laguna isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more. Being a small town, Laguna does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Laguna with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.01% of adults in Laguna have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Laguna in 2022 was $25,928, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,712 for a family of four. However, Laguna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Laguna also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.27% of its population below the federal poverty line.Laguna is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Laguna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Laguna residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Laguna include English, Italian, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian. The most common language spoken in Laguna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Navajo.
