88.9% of residents of Arroyo Grande speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English less than very well).
3.5% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
96.8% of residents of Arroyo Grande speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
22.0% of residents of Arroyo Grande speak English at home.
40.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 63% speak English less than very well).
37.4% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
96.2% (12,537)
Foreign born:
28.0% (220)
White - Speak another language
Native:
3.8% (493)
Foreign born:
72.0% (566)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (318)
Foreign born:
14.8% (58)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
48.9% (232)
Foreign born:
100.0% (82)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.6% (12,228)
Foreign born:
62.3% (220)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.4% (175)
Foreign born:
37.7% (133)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
51.9% (625)
Foreign born:
100.0% (527)
922 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 1.3% Asia, 1.3% Europe, 0.7% North America).
This city:
5.8%
California:
26.2%
Median age by place of birth - Arroyo Grande
Place of birth - Arroyo Grande White
Place of birth - Arroyo Grande Black or African American
Place of birth - Arroyo Grande American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Arroyo Grande Asian
Place of birth - Arroyo Grande Other race
Place of birth - Arroyo Grande Two or more races
Place of birth - Arroyo Grande White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Arroyo Grande Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Arroyo Grande
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Arroyo Grande
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Arroyo Grande
Place of birth by age - Arroyo Grande
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 23.9%
Now married: 60.8%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 10.2%
Females:
Never married: 19.3%
Now married: 50.4%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 13.1%
Divorced: 14.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (140)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
56.9% (1,883)
Unmarried:
43.1% (1,425)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 58.3%
Now married: 41.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 53.1%
Now married: 18.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 28.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (54)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
30.8% (36)
Unmarried:
69.2% (81)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 25.7%
Now married: 74.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 58.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 27.3%
Divorced: 14.5%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
60.0% (12)
Unmarried:
40.0% (8)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 21.7%
Now married: 70.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 8.1%
Females:
Never married: 26.2%
Now married: 54.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 19.4%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.7% (96)
Unmarried:
60.3% (146)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 26.6%
Now married: 73.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 29.8%
Now married: 65.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
66.2% (176)
Unmarried:
33.8% (90)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 69.3%
Now married: 30.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 47.6%
Now married: 38.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 14.3%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
40.0% (20)
Unmarried:
60.0% (30)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 23.8%
Now married: 60.5%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 11.1%
Females:
Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 50.1%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 13.3%
Divorced: 15.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (59)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.8% (1,707)
Unmarried:
44.2% (1,354)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 25.9%
Now married: 66.4%
Separated: 7.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 25.6%
Now married: 58.4%
Separated: 4.8%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 3.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (81)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
67.8% (339)
Unmarried:
32.2% (161)
Ancestries in Arroyo Grande (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 4,241 (26.8%)
German - 2,874 (18.1%)
English - 2,326 (14.7%)
Irish - 2,273 (14.3%)
United States - 952 (6.0%)
Italian - 798 (5.0%)
French - 545 (3.4%)
Norwegian - 514 (3.2%)
Portuguese - 460 (2.9%)
Swedish - 454 (2.9%)
Scottish - 410 (2.6%)
Scotch-Irish - 386 (2.4%)
Polish - 313 (2.0%)
Dutch - 302 (1.9%)
Danish - 252 (1.6%)
Welsh - 225 (1.4%)
Czech - 189 (1.2%)
Russian - 184 (1.2%)
French Canadian - 130 (0.8%)
Swiss - 127 (0.8%)
Arab - 38 (0.2%)
Hungarian - 38 (0.2%)
Greek - 23 (0.1%)
Lithuanian - 21 (0.1%)
Ukrainian - 9 (0.06%)
West Indian - 8 (0.05%)
Slovak - 6 (0.04%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 12,006 (84.2%)
Black or African American: 296 (78.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 103 (76.9%)
Asian: 590 (79.8%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 23 (100.0%)
Other race: 326 (54.2%)
Two or more races: 388 (70.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 11,137 (85.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,299 (67.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 1,208 (8.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 23 (17.2%)
Asian: 31 (4.2%)
Other race: 133 (22.1%)
Two or more races: 126 (22.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 973 (7.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 403 (21.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 771 (5.4%)
Black or African American: 81 (21.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 8 (6.0%)
Asian: 111 (15.0%)
Other race: 142 (23.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 738 (5.6%)
Hispanic or Latino: 175 (9.1%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
5.8%
26.2%