The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Laguna has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Laguna a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Laguna, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Laguna is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Laguna is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Laguna has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Being a small town, Laguna does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Laguna overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Laguna, 24.06% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Laguna in 2022 was $39,988, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,952 for a family of four. However, Laguna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Spanish.
