San Luis Obispo County, California (CA)

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% of renters here:	39%
State:	43%

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Races in San Luis Obispo County, California:

Median resident age:	37.3 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Males: 126,704	(51.4%)
Females: 119,977	(48.6%)

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San Luis Obispo County:	2.5 people
California:	2.9 people

This county:	$56,952
California:	$59,948

San Luis Obispo County:	$578,900
California:	$532,300

This county:	$990
State:	$984

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 177
• Burglaries: 507
• Thefts: 1045
• Auto thefts: 6

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 27
• Robberies: 18
• Assaults: 152
• Burglaries: 488
• Thefts: 1052
• Auto thefts: 13

San Luis Obispo County:	11.8%
California:	12.4%

Area name: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in San Luis Obispo County is $758 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $923 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1345 a month.

Cities in this county include: San Luis Obispo, Atascadero, Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Nipomo, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Oceano, Cambria, Bayview-Montalvin.

2005 air pollution in San Luis Obispo County:

Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.007 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.092 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 19 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 46 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 7.1 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 17 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Kern County , Kings County , Monterey County , Santa Barbara County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in San Luis Obispo County: A F Traver Ranch (A), Nacimiento Ranch (B), Adams Ranch (C), Agua Escondido Campground (D), Estrella River Winery (E), Fairview Farm Vineyard (F), Alfalfa Ranch (G), Joughin Ranch (H), Sacramento Ranch (I), American Canyon Campground (J), American Ranch (K), Ross Ranch (L), Yeary Ranch (M), Rocky Butte Lookout (N), French Camp (O), Arciero Winery (P), Friis Campground (Q), Hi Mountain Campground (R), Arroyo Grande Station (S), Asistencia de Santa Margarita (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in San Luis Obispo County include: University Christian Center (A), Holy Angels Catholic Church (B), First Baptist Church of Los Osos (C), Santa Margarita Community Church (D), Mennonite Church (E), San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church (F), Saint Benedicts Episcopal Church (G), Church of the Good Shepherd (H), Garden Farms Bible Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Adelaida Cemetery (1), Shandon Cemetery (2), Paso Robles District Cemetery (3), Los Osos Valley Memorial Park (4), Templeton Cemetery (5), Santa Margarita Cemetery (6), Quintana Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Poison Water Pond (A), Small Twin Lake (B), Pipeline Lake (C), Little Oso Flaco Lake (D), Big Pocket Lake (E), Mud Lake (F), Twisselmann Lake (G), O'Brien Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yaro Creek (A), Yeguas Creek (B), Adobe Creek (C), Yerba Buena Creek (D), Mustard Creek (E), Navajo Creek (F), Laguna, Arroyo (G), New River (H), Nipomo Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in San Luis Obispo County include: Hearst Park (1), Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument (2), Mustang Stadium (3), Pismo State Beach (4), Pismo Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (5), Pismo Dunes Natural Preserve (6), Woodland Park (7), Strother Park (8), Avila State Beach (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Avila Beach Post Office (A), Santa Margarita Post Office (B), Los Padres Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.5%
California:	5.4%

Current college students: 31,338
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 22,016 (41% naturalized citizens)

San Luis Obispo County:	8.9%
Whole state:	26.2%

Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 66,079
• One, attached: 6,074
• Two: 3,022
• 3 or 4: 5,150
• 5 to 9: 3,508
• 10 to 19: 2,323
• 20 or more: 5,054
• Mobile homes: 10,337
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 728

Housing units in San Luis Obispo County with a mortgage: 31,969 (4,015 second mortgage, 3,337 home equity loan, 111 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,830

Here:	73.0% with mortgage
State:	79.0% with mortgage

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 79,633 (74%) Carpooled: 14,513 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,017 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%) Railroad: 22 (0%) Ferryboat: 14 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 432 (0%) Bicycle: 1,376 (1%) Walked: 3,984 (4%) Other means: 772 (1%) Worked at home: 6,028 (6%)

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%

5.06% relocated from other counties in California ($42,406 average AGI)
1.63% relocated from other states ($11,455 average AGI)

San Luis Obispo County:	1.63%
California average:	1.75%

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)
from San Diego County, CA	0.27% ($39,208)
from Orange County, CA	0.27% ($83,402)
from Ventura County, CA	0.27% ($76,502)
from Kern County, CA	0.25% ($54,278)

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%

4.37% relocated to other counties in California ($31,330 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($15,765 average AGI)

San Luis Obispo County:	2.40%
California average:	2.40%

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)
to Orange County, CA	0.21% ($43,280)
to Kern County, CA	0.20% ($49,246)
to Santa Clara County, CA	0.19% ($46,491)
to Fresno County, CA	0.18% ($45,092)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 40,110 (34,939 aged, 5,171 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 182,576 (45,561 male householders, 13,393 female householders)

  47,909 spouses, 61,044 children (56,131 natural, 1,705 adopted, 3,208 stepchildren), 2,971 grandchildren, 1,717 brothers or sisters, 1,498 parents, 3,289 other relatives, 5,194 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 48,489 (15,894 male householders (10,039 living alone)), 17,884 female householders (14,019 living alone)), 14,711 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 15,616 (10,261 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 27,257 2-persons, 12,017 3-persons, 11,298 4-persons, 5,058 5-persons, 2,073 6-persons, 1,251 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,058 1-person, 6,731 2-persons, 1,684 3-persons, 947 4-persons, 278 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

85.3% of residents of San Luis Obispo County speak English at home.
10.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,210,834,000 ($4756 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $76,491,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $587,167,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $289,611,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,391,000
Federal grants: $241,671,000
Federal procurement contracts: $29,839,000 ($16,542,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $54,155,000 ($20,661,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $26,522,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $68,444,000
Federal Government insurance: $383,785,000

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	34 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+39 per 1000 residents

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 33.61 millions of gallons per day (63% from ground, 37% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Here:	4.0
State:	3.5

47% of San Luis Obispo County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in California.

San Luis Obispo County:	47.4%
State average:	52.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 153555
• Northeast: 12384
• Midwest: 24131
• South: 17478
• West: 14557

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $223,100

Here:	9.1%
California:	9.9%

Here:	5.8%
California:	7.8%

Here:	4.4%
California:	15.4%