Laguna Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bay County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,330 at the 2020 census, up from 3,932 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Panama City–Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Laguna Beach was named for the many coastal dune lakes unique to this area of Northwest Florida.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 8.52%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Laguna Beach had a population of 4,330. The median age was 54.0 years. 12.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.3 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,121 households in Laguna Beach, of which 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.5% were married-couple households, 21.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.