San Luis Obispo, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	44,174	100.0

Male	22,705	51.4
Female	21,469	48.6

Under 5 years	1,513	3.4
5 to 9 years	1,734	3.9
10 to 14 years	1,840	4.2
15 to 19 years	4,485	10.2
20 to 24 years	11,517	26.1
25 to 34 years	5,495	12.4
35 to 44 years	4,968	11.2
45 to 54 years	4,747	10.7
55 to 59 years	1,470	3.3
60 to 64 years	1,075	2.4
65 to 74 years	2,198	5.0
75 to 84 years	2,203	5.0
85 years and over	929	2.1

Median age (years)	26.2	(X)

18 years and over	37,911	85.8
Male	19,536	44.2
Female	18,375	41.6
21 years and over	31,642	71.6
62 years and over	5,958	13.5
65 years and over	5,330	12.1
Male	2,065	4.7
Female	3,265	7.4

RACE
One race	42,605	96.4
White	37,155	84.1
Black or African American	644	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	287	0.6
Asian	2,331	5.3
Asian Indian	240	0.5
Chinese	726	1.6
Filipino	489	1.1
Japanese	292	0.7
Korean	191	0.4
Vietnamese	181	0.4
Other Asian ¹	212	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	58	0.1
Native Hawaiian	24	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	21	0.0
Samoan	7	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	6	0.0
Some other race	2,130	4.8
Two or more races	1,569	3.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	38,531	87.2
Black or African American	853	1.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	683	1.5
Asian	2,855	6.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	157	0.4
Some other race	2,797	6.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	44,174	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5,147	11.7
Mexican	3,877	8.8
Puerto Rican	118	0.3
Cuban	64	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,088	2.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,027	88.3
White alone	34,756	78.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	44,174	100.0
In households	42,312	95.8
Householder	18,639	42.2
Spouse	5,840	13.2
Child	7,348	16.6
Own child under 18 years	5,852	13.2
Other relatives	1,147	2.6
Under 18 years	249	0.6
Nonrelatives	9,338	21.1
Unmarried partner	935	2.1
In group quarters	1,862	4.2
Institutionalized population	362	0.8
Noninstitutionalized population	1,500	3.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	18,639	100.0
Family households (families)	7,696	41.3
With own children under 18 years	3,299	17.7
Married-couple family	5,840	31.3
With own children under 18 years	2,341	12.6
Female householder, no husband present	1,347	7.2
With own children under 18 years	748	4.0
Nonfamily households	10,943	58.7
Householder living alone	6,094	32.7
Householder 65 years and over	1,775	9.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,482	18.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,636	19.5

Average household size	2.27	(X)
Average family size	2.86	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	19,306	100.0
Occupied housing units	18,639	96.5
Vacant housing units	667	3.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	123	0.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	18,639	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,805	41.9
Renter-occupied housing units	10,834	58.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.35	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.22	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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