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.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, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Laguna who work in food service (48.00%), community and social services (36.33%), and business and financial occupations (15.67%). Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Laguna is worth considering. One downside of living in Laguna, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.50 minutes every day commuting to work. 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 citizens of Laguna are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.06% of adults in Laguna having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
