San Luis Obispo, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: San Luis Obispo, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 43,636 (Urban population: 43,630, Rural population: 6 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 19,340 (18,653 occupied: 7,795 owner occupied, 10,858 renter occupied) % of renters here:   58% State:   43% Housing density: 1815 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in San Luis Obispo, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: San Luis Obispo- Too good to be true??  (104 replies) Does downtown San Luis Obispo need more franchise retail clothing stores?  (127 replies) Santa Barbara, Santa Maria or San Luis Obispo?  (195 replies) Any advice on San Luis Obispo  (37 replies) San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara or Ventura  (25 replies) Moving from Thousand Oaks to San Luis Obispo...  (17 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,005 (lower quartile is $752, upper quartile is $1,387) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,121 Median gross rent in San Luis Obispo, CA in 2007: $1,078 Housing units in San Luis Obispo with a mortgage: 4,243 (442 second mortgage, 490 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,864 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $669,734 (it was $252,900 in 2000) San Luis Obispo:   $669,734 California:   $532,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $527,697 - $853,560 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $719,872 Here:   $719,872 State:   $619,135 Townhouses or other attached units: $566,812 Here:   $566,812 State:   $541,123 In 2-unit structures: $550,517 Here:   $550,517 State:   $702,713 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $346,383 Here:   $346,383 State:   $482,470 Mobile homes: $70,832 Here:   $70,832 State:   $59,450 Household type by relationship Households: 42,259 In family households: 23,074 (5,744 male householders, 2,082 female householders) 6,118 spouses, 7,186 children (6,726 natural, 286 adopted, 174 stepchildren), 207 grandchildren, 370 brothers or sisters, 155 parents, 407 other relatives, 805 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 19,185 (5,487 male householders (2,719 living alone)), 5,343 female householders (3,396 living alone)), 8,355 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1,889 (325 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,807 2-persons, 1,664 3-persons, 1,456 4-persons, 608 5-persons, 246 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 6,115 1-person, 2,619 2-persons, 1,096 3-persons, 752 4-persons, 187 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons. 4,373 married couples with children. 1,479 single-parent households (300 men, 1,179 women). 86.1% of residents of San Luis Obispo speak English at home. 7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). 3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well). Foreign born population: 4,214 (9.5%) (45.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in San Luis Obispo, CA: Less than $10,000: 15 $10,000 to $14,999: 7 $15,000 to $19,999: 7 $20,000 to $24,999: 7 $25,000 to $29,999: 13 $30,000 to $34,999: 15 $35,000 to $39,999: 15 $40,000 to $49,999: 37 $50,000 to $59,999: 33 $60,000 to $69,999: 35 $70,000 to $79,999: 41 $80,000 to $89,999: 69 $90,000 to $99,999: 61 $100,000 to $124,999: 129 $125,000 to $149,999: 121 $150,000 to $174,999: 104 $175,000 to $199,999: 159 $200,000 to $249,999: 185 $250,000 to $299,999: 175 $300,000 to $399,999: 318 $400,000 to $499,999: 640 $500,000 to $749,999: 2448 $750,000 to $999,999: 1697 $1,000,000 or more: 1369

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in San Luis Obispo: Less than $100: 28 people $100 to $149: 14 $150 to $199: 47 $200 to $249: 70 $250 to $299: 95 $300 to $349: 95 $350 to $399: 124 $400 to $449: 162 $450 to $499: 171 $500 to $549: 197 $550 to $599: 233 $600 to $649: 452 $650 to $699: 433 $700 to $749: 357 $750 to $799: 542 $800 to $899: 1,134 $900 to $999: 1,002 $1,000 to $1,249: 1,966 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,116 $1,500 to $1,999: 1,276 $2,000 or more: 914 No cash rent: 243

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.2%
Number of people working at home: 1,012 (4.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1393 5 to 9 minutes: 6039 10 to 14 minutes: 5717 15 to 19 minutes: 3101 20 to 24 minutes: 1505 25 to 29 minutes: 408 30 to 34 minutes: 1170 35 to 39 minutes: 196 40 to 44 minutes: 221 45 to 59 minutes: 331 60 to 89 minutes: 216 90 or more minutes: 375

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,962 (69%) Carpooled: 2,246 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 607 (3%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 190 (1%) Bicycle: 779 (4%) Walked: 1,781 (8%) Other means: 94 (0%) Worked at home: 1,012 (5%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 2975 $10,000 to $14,999: 1869 $15,000 to $19,999: 1312 $20,000 to $24,999: 1358 $25,000 to $29,999: 1301 $30,000 to $34,999: 1042 $35,000 to $39,999: 1110 $40,000 to $44,999: 836 $45,000 to $49,999: 721 $50,000 to $59,999: 1183 $60,000 to $74,999: 1445 $75,000 to $99,999: 1539 $100,000 to $124,999: 824 $125,000 to $149,999: 415 $150,000 to $199,999: 383 $200,000 or more: 343

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9092

German: 5086

English: 3652

Irish: 3627

Italian: 2506

United States or American: 2049

French (except Basque): 1104

Scottish: 988

Norwegian: 873

European: 822

Portuguese: 805

Swedish: 723

Scotch-Irish: 656

Dutch: 607

Polish: 480

Swiss: 467

Russian: 415

British: 352

Danish: 338

Welsh: 248

Arab:: 218

Subsaharan African:: 180

Scandinavian: 156

Austrian: 146

African: 143

French Canadian: 137

Lebanese: 130

Hungarian: 128

Northern European: 126

Finnish: 118

Greek: 113

Czechoslovakian: 104

Basque: 95

Armenian: 94

Czech: 90

Iranian: 78

Lithuanian: 73

Canadian: 71

Ukrainian: 64

Croatian: 38

Yugoslavian: 38

Turkish: 35

Syrian: 34

Australian: 31

Egyptian: 31

Belgian: 30

Slovak: 28

Eastern European: 28

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 28

Israeli: 25

Jamaican: 20

Romanian: 18

Icelander: 13

Nigerian: 12

Guyanese: 12

Serbian: 11

Other Subsaharan African: 11

Other Arab: 10

Slovene: 10

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 10

Maltese: 10

Pennsylvania German: 9

Estonian: 9

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8

Ethiopian: 7

Arab/Arabic: 7

South African: 7

Alsatian: 7

Palestinian: 6

Celtic: 5

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

• This state: 28366
• Northeast: 2161
• Midwest: 3869
• South: 2358
• West: 2561

34% of San Luis Obispo residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 102
• Nursery to 4th grade: 11
• 5th and 6th grade: 134
• 7th and 8th grade: 175
• 9th grade: 66
• 10th grade: 129
• 11th grade: 101
• 12th grade, no diploma: 247
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,473
• Less than 1 year of college: 533
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,183
• Associate degree: 1,005
• Bachelor's degree: 2,942
• Master's degree: 1,043
• Professional school degree: 532
• Doctorate degree: 506

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 98
• Nursery to 4th grade: 54
• 5th and 6th grade: 143
• 7th and 8th grade: 99
• 9th grade: 116
• 10th grade: 153
• 11th grade: 167
• 12th grade, no diploma: 274
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,048
• Less than 1 year of college: 890
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,183
• Associate degree: 1,339
• Bachelor's degree: 3,007
• Master's degree: 1,026
• Professional school degree: 269
• Doctorate degree: 172

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 20.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 22.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 27.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 14.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $48,078
• Black householders: $39,341
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $39,151
• Asian householders: $24,626
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $103,312
• Some other race householders: $30,944
• Two or more races householders: $21,714
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,982

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $734,615
• Black or African American householders: $621,536
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $728,259
• Asian householders: $943,559
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $364,129
• Some other race householders: $743,089
• Two or more races householders: $813,267
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $725,875

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,102
• One, attached: 1,250
• Two: 810
• 3 or 4: 1,385
• 5 to 9: 1,159
• 10 to 19: 1,000
• 20 to 49: 1,349
• 50 or more: 1,782
• Mobile homes: 1,487
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Median worth of mobile homes: $174,979

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California:	15.4%

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