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Arroyo Grande, CA

18,372 Population
5.9 square miles 3,093.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.8 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 40.4 ±0.3
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$50,623 ±$3,289 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: $51,592 ±$2,178
  • about the same as the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$102,553 ±$16,494 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: $97,446 ±$2,876
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.8% ±2% (882  ±362) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 12.9% 34,565 (±0.8% / ±2,133)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.8 minutes ±3.1 (168,450  ±25,507) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 22.3 2,391,870 (±0.7 / ±85,613)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,712 ±479 Number of households
  • the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 109,503 ±968
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (18,099  ±35) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 2.4 266,448 (±0 / ±170)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7% ±4.2% (253  ±154) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 4.5% † 2,779 (±0.8% / ±475)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,138 ±515 Number of housing units
  • the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 125,669 ±104
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$814,200 ±$39,147 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: $824,700 ±$12,237
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.4% ±5.2% (2,798  ±934) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 17.2% 47,949 (±0.9% / ±2,405.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.2% ±5.1% (12,680  ±879.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 92.2% 175,497 (±1.7% / ±3,248.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
45.3% ±4% (6,027  ±596.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 39.8% 75,839 (±1% / ±1,989.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.3% ±1.6% (1,348  ±299) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 9.9% 27,780
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6% ±1.2% (877  ±181) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 6.3% 14,563 (±0.3% / ±798)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
877 Total veterans ±181 844 Male ±175 33 Female ±36

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