Laguna is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Laguna enrolled in college, Laguna has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
One downside of living in Laguna, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.31 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Laguna does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Laguna ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 0.22% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Laguna in 2022 was $16,368, which is low income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,472 for a family of four.
Laguna is an extremely 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. Laguna also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.54% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Laguna include English, Italian, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Laguna is Native American languages. Other important languages spoken here include English and Navajo.
