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California Polytechnic State University, CA

7,915 Population
1.5 square miles 5,146.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

19.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • about half the figure in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 40.4 ±0.3
  • about half the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$5,736 ±$774 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent of the amount in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: $51,592 ±$2,178
  • about 10 percent of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • less than a fifth of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
N/A Median household income

7.5% ±10.3% (14  ±21) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 12.9% 34,565 (±0.8% / ±2,133)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.8 minutes ±5.1 (22,115  ±8,175) 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 two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

71 ±40 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
2.6 ±0.6 (186  ±114) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 2.4 266,448 (±0 / ±170)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

71 ±40 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

$564,700 ±$105,499 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: $824,700 ±$12,237
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

97.3% ±6.5% (7,698  ±559.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than 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

100% ±24.6% (142  ±80.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 92.2% 175,497 (±1.7% / ±3,248.7)
  • about 20 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)
77.5% ±13.3% (110  ±59.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 39.8% 75,839 (±1% / ±1,989.6)
  • more than double the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • more than double 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

4.4% ±1.4% (345  ±111) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area: 9.9% 27,780
  • less than a fifth of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±19 N/A Male ±19 N/A Female ±19

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