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San Luis Obispo County

Population in July 2007: 38,705.

Males: 18,624	(48.1%)
Females: 20,081	(51.9%)

Median resident age:	45.2 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,709 (it was $42,247 in 2000)

North Coast:	$56,709
California:	$59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $33,993

North Coast:	$33,993
California:	$28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $632,129 (it was $238,700 in 2000)

North Coast:	$632,129
California:	$532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $688,005; Detached houses: $721,956; Townhouses or other attached units: $685,284; In 2-unit structures: $807,802; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $940,337; Mobile homes: $92,148

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Races in North Coast:

White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
Hispanic (10.9%)
Other race (3.4%)
Two or more races (2.9%)
Filipino (1.5%)
Black (0.5%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in North Coast: 116.1 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 3018 feet

Land area: 385.6 square miles.

Population density: 100 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in North Coast

High school or higher: 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
Unemployed: 3.8%
Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Coast CCD

Never married: 21.6%
Now married: 56.9%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 13.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.1%
California:	26.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

North Coast:	0.8% ($1,813)
California:	0.8% ($1,564)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Maria, CA (44.1 miles , pop. 77,423).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bakersfield, CA (106.7 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (172.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Cayucos, CA (1.4 miles ), Morro Bay, CA (2.5 miles ), Baywood-Los Osos, CA (3.2 miles ), Cambria, CA (3.4 miles ), Templeton, CA (3.7 miles ), Atascadero, CA (3.8 miles ), El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA (4.3 miles ), San Luis Obispo, CA (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 35.45 N, Longitude: 120.92 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 805

North Coast household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (3%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

North Coast-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below California state average. It is 1481% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from North Coast center
On 12/22/2003 at 19:15:56, a magnitude 6.6 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.4 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 14.5 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 40 injuries, causing $200,000,000 total damage
On 5/2/1983 at 23:42:37, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.7 ML) earthquake occurred 63.5 miles away from the city center, causing $31,000,000 total damage
On 9/28/2004 at 17:15:24, a magnitude 6.0 (5.4 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 MW, Depth: 5.5 mi) earthquake occurred 39.7 miles away from North Coast center
On 6/29/1925 at 14:42:00, a magnitude 6.2 (6.2 UK) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/1983 at 02:39:53, a magnitude 6.0 (6.0 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.8 ML, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 61.1 miles away from North Coast center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near North Coast:

TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; TEMPLETON, CA)
SIERRA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA)
FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA)

Amtrak stations near North Coast:

15 miles: ATASCADERO (EAST MALL & PALMA AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, taxi stand.
18 miles: PASO ROBLES (8TH & PINE STS.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
19 miles: SAN LUIS OBISPO-CAL POLY (SAN LUIS OBISPO, GRAND AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Coast:

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV-SAN LUIS OBISPO (about 28 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 15,985)
CUESTA COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; FT enrollment: 6,121)
ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE (about 50 miles; SANTA MARIA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,037)
WEST HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; COALINGA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,406)
HARTNELL COLLEGE (about 75 miles; SALINAS, CA; FT enrollment: 4,003)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA (about 94 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; FT enrollment: 19,420)
MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 96 miles; MONTEREY, CA; FT enrollment: 4,295)

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Notable locations in North Coast: Audubon Overlook (A), Baywood Park Farmers Market (B), Baywood Park Pier (C), Hearst Ranch (D), Black Mountain Golf Course (E), Leffingwell Landing (F), Burnett Camp (G), North T Pier (H), Camp Keep (I), Camp Ocean Pines (J), Camp Yeager (K), Morro Bay Boat Launch (L), Montana de Oro State Park Headquarters (M), Morro Bay State Park Headquarters (N), Morro Bay State Park Marina (O), Cerro Alto Campground (P), Chileno Camp (Q), Chorro Willows Camp Ground (R), South T Pier (S), Crows Nest (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in North Coast include: Trinity United Methodist Church (A), Estero Bay United Methodist Church (B), Vineyard Church (C), El Morro Church of the Nazarene (D), Seventh Day Adventist Church (E), Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church (F), Los Osos Valley Assembly of God Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), First Baptist Church of Los Osos (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Los Osos Valley Memorial Park (1), Santa Rosa Cemetery (2), Cayucos-Morro Bay District Cemetery (3), Cambria Cemetery (4), Quintana Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Whale Rock Reservoir (A), Eto Lake (B), Warden Lake (C), Sweet Springs Marsh (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adobe Creek (A), Alva Paul Creek (B), Laguna, Arroyo (C), Oak Knoll Creek (D), Old Creek (E), Marmolejo Creek (F), Oso, Arroyo Del (G), Osos Creek, Los (H), Leffingwell Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in North Coast include: Hearst Park (1), Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument (2), Dunes Street Park (3), Anchor Street Park (4), Atascadero State Beach (5), Morro Strand State Beach (6), Morro Coast Audubon Society Sweet Springs Nature Preserve (7), LIla Keiser Park (8), Del Mar Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Cayucos Beach (A), Baywood Park Beach (B), Moonstone Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Cambria Post Office (A), Cayucos Post Office (B), Morro Bay Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.2 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	42.8%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	9.6%
Whole state:	14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	3.5%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in North Coast, CA

People in group quarters in North Coast

178 people in nursing homes
113 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
8 people in other group homes
8 people in religious group quarters
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
5 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

North Coast compared to California state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in San Luis Obispo County California:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (3%)

Religion statistics for North Coast

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of the Nazarene	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Vineyard USA
Adherents	63.7%	5.1%	3.0%	2.1%	2.1%
Congregations	8.8%	6.6%	2.7%	1.6%	2.7%

Name	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	17.0%
Congregations	4.9%	7.1%	3.8%	3.8%	57.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,088 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
California average:	5.75%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($227 average AGI)
San Luis Obispo County: 0.07%
California average: 0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Santa Barbara County, CA	0.82% ($46,870 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.65% ($69,229)
from Fresno County, CA	0.29% ($45,656)

6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,406 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.83%
California average:	6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($311 average AGI)
San Luis Obispo County: 0.06%
California average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Santa Barbara County, CA	0.78% ($83,550 average AGI)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.47% ($41,148)
to San Diego County, CA	0.30% ($35,034)

Strongest AM radio stations in North Coast:

KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
KXTK (1280 AM; 10 kW; ARROYO GRANDE, CA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJDJ (1030 AM; 3 kW; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: PADRE SERRA COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
KLFF (890 AM; 5 kW; ARROYO GRANDE, CA; Owner: JERRY J. COLLINS)
KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
KVEC (920 AM; 1 kW; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
KYAA (1200 AM; 25 kW; SOQUEL, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
KMBX (700 AM; 10 kW; SOLEDAD, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in North Coast:

KLMM (94.1 FM; MORRO BAY, CA; Owner: LAZER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KSTT-FM (101.3 FM; LOS OSOS-BAYWOOD PAR, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KSLY-FM (96.1 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KKAL (99.7 FM; MORRO BAY, CA; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING CORP.)
KZOZ (93.3 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA-TEXAS, INC.)
KWSR (92.5 FM; PASO ROBLES, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC)
KKJG (98.1 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: AGM SAN LUIS OBISPO, L.P.)
KWWV (106.1 FM; SANTA MARGARITA, CA; Owner: SALISBURY RADIO LLC)
K209CE (89.7 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KLRM (97.1 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: GTM SAN LUIS OBISPO)
KIQO (104.5 FM; ATASCADERO, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC)
KCBX (90.1 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: KCBX, INC.)
KLVH (88.5 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
K213CO (90.5 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
KLUN (103.1 FM; PASO ROBLES, CA; Owner: LAZER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KURQ (107.3 FM; GROVER BEACH, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KOTR (94.9 FM; CAMBRIA, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K216AG (91.1 FM; CAYUCOS, CA; Owner: KCBX, INC)
KXDZ (100.5 FM; TEMPLETON, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KBDH (91.7 FM; SAN ARDO, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around North Coast:

KSBY (Channel 6; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: NVG-SANTA BARBARA II, LLC)
KPXA-LP (Channel 42; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: CAMINO REAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
K28FK (Channel 28; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
K07WA (Channel 7; ATASCADERO, CA; Owner: CHARLES R. MEEKER)
KCCE-LP (Channel 50; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: ANET COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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