Editing Laguna Beach, Florida

{{About|the census-designated place in Bay County, Florida|the city in California|Laguna Beach, California}}
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'''Laguna Beach''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Bay County, Florida|Bay County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 4,330 at the 2020 census, up from 3,932 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Laguna Beach CDP, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=March 15, 2012}}</ref> It is part of the [[Panama City, Florida|Panama City]]&ndash;[[Panama City Beach, Florida]] [[Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Laguna Beach was named for the many coastal dune lakes unique to this area of Northwest Florida.

==Geography==
Laguna Beach is located at {{coord|30|14|58|N|85|56|22|W|type:city}} (30.249553, -85.939552).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.8|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.6|km2|disp=flip}}, or 8.52%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Laguna Beach CDP, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=March 15, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 1876
| 2000 = 2909
| 2010 = 3932
| 2020 = 4330
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 3,932 people, 1,816 households, and 1,022 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,638.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 4,607 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,919.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|American Indian or Alaska Native]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 2.3% some other race, and 2.7% from two or more races. 5.8% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

There were 1,816 households, out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.7% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.17, and the average family size was 2.66.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

At the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the CDP was $34,875, and the median income for a family was $41,629. Males had a median income of $26,294 versus $20,488 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,209.  About 11.5% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Bay County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Bay County, Florida]]
[[Category:Beaches of Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico]]
[[Category:Beaches of Bay County, Florida]]