Laguna HeightsTX
Home to 357 people, this town lies in Texas.
Is Laguna Heights a good place to live?
36% of residents live below the poverty line in Laguna Heights, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 643 Texas towns, just one has a higher January low than Laguna Heights. Laguna Heights’ trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, where Texas’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Laguna Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Laguna Heights has shrunk 72% from 2010 to 2020
3,488 counted in 2010 and 962 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Laguna Heights: who provides what
Laguna Heights is unincorporated, so Cameron County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Laguna Heights.
41% of residents are 65 or older
38% of Laguna Heights adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 43% and 84% women
The Census survey reached too few of Laguna Heights’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±20.6 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Laguna Heights | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.9% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.2% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.1% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.4% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.8% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 19.3% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 41.1% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 0.4% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.9% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 26.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Laguna Heights’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
For half of commuters, work is under 19 miles away. The top destinations are Brownsville (19%), South Padre Island (18%) and Harlingen (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Laguna Heights: hurricanes
Compared with 73% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Laguna Heights is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 49% come from hurricanes and 27% from cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Laguna Heights after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Laguna Heights
The typical July afternoon high for Laguna Heights comes to 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Laguna Heights is
Among adults in Laguna Heights, 70% had a checkup this year. CDC measures, 31 in all: Laguna Heights beats Texas on 1 and trails on 21. Just over two in five adults in Laguna Heights get no exercise outside work; 42% worry about having enough food.
| Laguna Heights | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 20% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Laguna Heights | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.1% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 42.3% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Laguna Heights has set aside 2.4% of its land for conservation
Walkers can cover 0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Starbase and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Laguna Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Park & preserveStarbase
20 mi LandmarkFort Brown
19 mi Zoo & aquariumGladys Porter Zoo
33 mi National SeashorePadre Island National Seashore573K visitors a year
12 mi National Historical ParkPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park169K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Starbase: Jared Krahn, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Padre Island National Seashore: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Laguna Heights
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Laguna Heights; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Laguna Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
357 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Laguna Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Laguna Heights, TX a good place to live?
Laguna Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.