DEAR LAGUNA / REFLECTIONS ON A CITY BURNING BRIGHT : Postcard from Laguna

Laguna Beach is home to more than 23,000 people. A profile of the people who live in this coastal city ravaged by fire Wednesday: Ethnicity Asian: 2% White: 90% Black: 1% Latino: 7% * Sex Male: 50% Female: 50% Median Age: 39.27 years

* Marital Status (15 and older) Widowed: 6% Married: 47% Separated/divorced: 17% Single: 30% * Education (18 and older) High school grad: 13% Some college: 34% Less than high school: 6% College grad: 47% * Median Income Household: $53,419 Family: $70,219

Non-family: $37,128 * Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Less than $99,999: 4% $100,000-$199,999: 3% $200,000-$399,999: 31% $400,000-$499,999: 19% $500,000 and more: 43% * Owner occupied housing: 60% Renter occupied housing: 40% Median monthly rent: $859 Percentage of housing occupied: 86% Housing units built before 1960: 50% * Source: 1990 U.S. Census