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San Luis Obispo County (West)--Coastal Region PUMA, CA

164,296 Population
573.9 square miles 286.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,889 ±$3,806 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$98,734 ±$7,627 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.8% ±2.2% (22,680  ±3,412) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.1 minutes ±2.6 (1,409,180  ±185,687) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

66,941 ±2,686 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (152,675  ±5,135) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±2.1% (1,968  ±835) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

79,924 ±2,381 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$957,500 ±$34,624 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

20.2% ±2.4% (32,956  ±3,956.8) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.9% ±3.5% (102,438  ±5,310.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
47% ±2.8% (50,755  ±3,552.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

17.4% ±1.7% (28,069  ±2,754) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

10.1% ±1.9% (16,584  ±3,171) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.6% ±1.2% (9,205  ±1,633) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,205 Total veterans ±1,633 8,615 Male ±1,666 590 Female ±311

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