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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

281,639 Population
3,300.8 square miles 85.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,019 ±$2,474 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$90,670 ±$4,627 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.5% ±2% (35,799  ±5,404) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.1 minutes ±1.7 (2,495,705  ±212,388) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

110,283 ±2,798 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (264,506  ±376) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

3.4% ±1.8% (2,159  ±1,148) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

126,691 ±159 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$817,600 ±$27,830 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

16.8% ±1.9% (47,117  ±5,259.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91% ±3.4% (173,418  ±6,524.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
42.1% ±2.1% (80,345  ±4,076.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

10.5% ±20,770.9% (29,656  ±3,111) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.8% ±0.6% (11,139  ±1,455) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
11,139 Total veterans ±1,455 10,364 Male ±1,454 775 Female ±457

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