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San Luis Obispo, CA

48,491 Population
13.6 square miles 3,555 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

26.3 ±1.2 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 40.4 ±0.3
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$48,106 ±$2,697 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: $51,592 ±$2,178
  • a little less than the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$73,685 ±$7,262 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: $97,446 ±$2,876
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

30.4% ±2.1% (14,465  ±982) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 12.9% 34,565 (±0.8% / ±2,133)
  • more than double the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.1 minutes ±1.1 (332,250  ±28,336) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 22.3 2,391,870 (±0.7 / ±85,613)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

20,441 ±723 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
2.3 ±0.1 (47,127  ±200) 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

1.7% ±0.6% (268  ±101) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 4.5% † 2,779 (±0.8% / ±475)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

22,250 ±663 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

$935,100 ±$25,045 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: $824,700 ±$12,237
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

32.8% ±2.5% (15,830  ±1,201.6) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 17.2% 47,949 (±0.9% / ±2,405.2)
  • more than double the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.6% ±2.7% (24,514  ±1,098.7) 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)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
54.4% ±2.3% (13,796  ±766.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 39.8% 75,839 (±1% / ±1,989.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about 1.5 times 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

8.2% ±1% (3,953  ±506) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 9.9% 27,780
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.1% ±0.6% (1,356  ±253) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 6.3% 14,563 (±0.3% / ±798)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,356 Total veterans ±253 1,189 Male ±232 167 Female ±90

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