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Census Tract 626.56, Orange County, California

Census Tract 626.56, GEOID 06059062656, in Orange County, California, mostly within Laguna Beach (62% of its census blocks). 3,534 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±466); the 2020 Census counted 3,449.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,534

±466 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,449

Median household income

$171,835

±$48,316 (90% margin)
Orange County: $116,289

Median home value

$2,000,000 or more

The survey's top or bottom value; no margin is published
Orange County: $962,600

Median gross rent

$3,002

±$900 (90% margin)
Orange County: $2,434

Where is Census Tract 626.56?

Census Tract 626.56 is one of 614 census tracts in Orange County, California. It covers 11.90 square miles of land, 290 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 06059062656, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 626.56 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Laguna Beach62%
Census Tract 626.56 (marked with a dot) in Orange County, California. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
626.32626.43626.52626.55 626.56 2 mi
Census Tract 626.56 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

6 census tracts border Census Tract 626.56: Tract 626.05 ($108,160), Tract 626.32 ($139,764), Tract 626.43 ($207,557), Tract 626.49 ($88,009), Tract 626.52 ($109,954) and Tract 626.55 ($196,016). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 626.56?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 626.56's population at 3,534 (±466) in 1,677 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,449 residents and 1,981 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 626.56Laguna BeachOrange CountyCalifornia
Total population3,534±46622,7103,165,82039,287,377
Households1,677±21210,8391,082,96013,548,091
Average household size2.11±0.192.082.872.84
Housing units2,042±24013,5981,146,16914,644,735

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 626.56?

The median resident of Census Tract 626.56 is 60.6 years old; 15.7% are under 18 and 40.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.8%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 7.1%. 7.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 626.56Laguna BeachOrange CountyCalifornia
Median age60.6±3.853.939.437.9
Under 18 years15.7%±5.9 pts15.2%21.0%22.0%
65 years and over40.1%±9.4 pts30.1%16.3%15.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7.1%±4.1 pts9.6%34.2%40.2%
White alone, not Hispanic89.8%±5.0 pts78.8%36.9%33.8%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts0.6%1.5%5.2%
Asian alone, not Hispanic1.0%±0.8 pts3.9%22.2%15.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.3 pts0.0%0.1%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts0.4%0.3%0.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.6%±1.8 pts5.9%4.3%4.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.6 pts0.8%0.5%0.6%
Born outside the United States7.3%±3.7 pts11.6%30.4%27.0%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)15.8%±8.7 pts13.8%46.4%44.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)5.2%±2.9 pts5.2%3.5%4.3%
With a disability10.1%±4.2 pts10.0%9.6%11.6%
No health insurance coverage0.5%±0.5 pts1.8%6.4%6.6%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)97.0%±4.1 pts97.6%87.1%84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)66.0%±9.4 pts69.3%44.1%37.1%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)37.6%±10.0 pts29.2%16.3%14.4%
Lived in the same house a year earlier79.2%±9.8 pts86.0%88.9%89.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 626.56 earn?

Half of the 1,677 households in Census Tract 626.56 earn less than $171,835 a year (±$48,316), against $116,289 across Orange County: 81st highest of the county's 610 tracts with a reliable estimate. 5.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 626.56Laguna BeachOrange CountyCalifornia
Median household income$171,835±$48,316$143,843$116,289$99,122
Mean household income$324,540±$107,694$237,787$156,759$140,436
Per capita income$148,998±$44,701$113,228$54,557$49,513
People below the poverty line5.0%±3.1 pts6.1%9.5%12.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line7.9%±11.9 pts2.8%10.7%15.0%
Households receiving SNAP0.6%±1.0 pts2.4%8.5%12.4%
Households with a computer100.0%±2.5 pts98.5%97.9%96.9%
Households with a broadband subscription100.0%±2.5 pts98.7%95.0%93.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 626.56?

Owners occupy 66.8% of Census Tract 626.56's occupied homes and renters 33.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,000 or more by its owner (). The median renter pays $3,002 a month including utilities, and 34.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 626.56Laguna BeachOrange CountyCalifornia
Median home value (owner-occupied)$2,000,000 or more$2,000,000 or more$962,600$734,700
Median gross rent$3,002±$900$2,986$2,434$2,036
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent34.0%±20.6 pts53.5%47.0%46.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$4,000 or more$4,000 or more$3,385$2,946
Owner-occupied homes66.8%±8.8 pts66.1%56.4%55.9%
Renter-occupied homes33.2%±8.8 pts33.9%43.6%44.1%
Housing units2,042±24013,5981,146,16914,644,735
Single-family detached homes69.6%±10.1 pts66.7%49.4%57.0%
Mobile homes0.0%±2.1 pts1.6%2.7%3.5%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±2.1 pts0.3%1.3%1.3%
Built 2010 to 20192.4%±2.3 pts3.7%8.1%6.5%
Built 1939 or earlier11.8%±7.5 pts15.7%2.5%8.9%
Households with no vehicle2.0%±2.2 pts3.5%4.8%7.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 626.56 get to work?

70.7% of Census Tract 626.56's workers drive alone and 24.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 25.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 626.56Laguna BeachOrange CountyCalifornia
In the labor force (age 16+)54.5%±6.0 pts61.0%65.6%63.8%
Unemployment rate1.5%±2.3 pts5.0%5.4%6.6%
Drove alone to work70.7%±11.6 pts54.8%67.5%65.7%
Carpooled0.6%±1.0 pts3.5%8.9%9.5%
Public transportation0.6%±1.0 pts0.5%1.2%2.9%
Walked2.2%±2.0 pts2.8%1.7%2.4%
Worked from home24.0%±11.2 pts36.4%18.5%17.2%
Mean travel time to work25.5 min±3.029.0 min26.7 min28.7 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 626.56 compare with the other tracts in Orange County?

Among Orange County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 626.56 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 626.56's rank among the tracts of Orange County and of Laguna Beach
MeasureIn Orange CountyIn Laguna Beach
Population485th of 6124th of 6
Residents per square mile606th of 6136th of 6
Median household income81st of 6102nd of 6
Per capita income4th of 6121st of 6
Median home value1st of 5951st of 6
Median gross rent163rd of 5974th of 6
Poverty rate351st of 4154th of 6
Bachelor's degree or higher91st of 6096th of 6
Median age13th of 6111st of 6
Owner-occupied share237th of 6055th of 6

The tracts next to it on Orange County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 1100.0578th$172,083±$21,005 · within the margin of this tract3,463
Tract 219.0579th$172,005±$36,300 · within the margin of this tract5,632
Tract 423.0580th$171,910±$61,011 · within the margin of this tract3,481
Tract 626.5681st$171,835±$48,3163,534
Tract 630.0782nd$171,538±$45,765 · within the margin of this tract6,705
Tract 758.0883rd$171,477±$27,408 · within the margin of this tract3,222
Tract 218.2084th$170,636±$15,414 · within the margin of this tract4,853

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 626.56?

2 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 626.56 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections