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Laguna Niguel Population Up Slightly

The U.S. Census Bureau has released its stats for California. Laguna Niguel has more Hispanics since the last Census report, in 2000.

Judging by the increase in traffic on our streets in Laguna Niguel, it's not surprising that the city's population has increased since the 2000 Census. However, it is a small percentage—less than 2 percent. The number of Hispanics in the city has also increased.

The 2010 population was 62,979; in 2000 it was 61,891, or a growth of 1.8 percent.

According to City Manager Tim Casey, "So much for the process that the state uses to estimate population growth from year to year, because right now they have us at 67,666.

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"If we are growing less than we thought, that may be a reflection of changing household demographics and household size, because we certainly have more housing units on the ground than we did in 2010."

The U.S. Census Bureau today released more detailed 2010 Census population totals and demographic characteristics to the governor and leadership of the California Legislature. These data provide the first look at population counts for small areas and race, Hispanic origin, voting age and housing unit data released from the 2010 Census.

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SubjectTotal18 years and over NumberPercentNumberPercent POPULATION         Total population 62,979 100.0 48,763 100.0           RACE         One race 60,186 95.6 47,182 96.8 White 50,625 80.4 39,847 81.7 Black or African American 777 1.2 600 1.2 American Indian and Alaska Native 219 0.3 177 0.4 Asian 5,459 8.7 4,485 9.2 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 87 0.1 68 0.1 Some Other Race 3,019 4.8 2,005 4.1 Two or More Races 2,793 4.4 1,581 3.2           HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE         Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 8,761 13.9 5,908 12.1 Not Hispanic or Latino 54,218 86.1 42,855 87.9 One race 52,077 82.7 41,638 85.4 White 45,682 72.5 36,415 74.7 Black or African American 693 1.1 555 1.1 American Indian and Alaska Native 115 0.2 98 0.2 Asian 5,390 8.6 4,434 9.1 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 79 0.1 63 0.1 Some Other Race 118 0.2 73 0.1 Two or More Races 2,141 3.4 1,217 2.5           HOUSING UNITS         Total housing units 25,312 100.0               OCCUPANCY STATUS         Occupied housing units 24,232 95.7     Vacant housing units 1,080 4.3    

California's population rose 10 percent from April 2000 to April 2010, according to the new census figures. The population count for the state in 2000 was 33.9 million residents, and in 2010 it was 37.2 million

The 2010 population in the county of Orange was 3,010,232, an increase of 5.8 percent since 2000, according to the Census.

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