Laguna is a very small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 1,282 people and two associated neighborhoods, Laguna is the 102nd largest community in New Mexico. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Laguna, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Laguna, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Laguna’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Laguna does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is .

In addition, Laguna is a college town. There are a lot of students in Laguna attending college, and as a result Laguna provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

One downside of living in Laguna is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Laguna, the average commute to work is 32.70 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Laguna is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Laguna isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Laguna is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Laguna are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.01% of adults in Laguna have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Laguna in 2022 was $25,928, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,712 for a family of four. However, Laguna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Laguna also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.27% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Laguna is a very 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. Important ancestries of people in Laguna include English, Italian, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Laguna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Navajo.