Grover Beach.
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California·San Luis Obispo County
4 tracts·13K people·$728K median·5,450/mi²
White 54 · Hispanic 38 · Asian 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 2 · Black 1
Married couple 42 · Other 36 · Living alone 22
San Luis Obispo 13 · Santa Maria 9 · Grover Beach 8 · Arroyo Grande 7 · Pismo Beach 6 · Elsewhere 58
Manufacturing 26 · Retail 22 · Health 19 · Professional 14 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Service 21 · Sales · office 20 · Construction · maintenance 17 · Production · transport 7
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 15 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Grover Beach is $727,500 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Grover Beach has 12,604 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.5; the population is 53.7% White, 38.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian, 2.0% Multiracial, 1.9% Other and 1.4% Black; the average household has 2.5 people; 28.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.8% (Census ACS).
Fairgrove Elementary (48%), Grover Heights Elementary (41%) and Grover Beach Elementary (25%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,061/month, 31% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Grover Beach is $86,458 a year, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
In Grover Beach, median rent is $2,061/month and the median home value is $727,500 (Census ACS).
Grover Beach reported 2.0 violent crimes and 15.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 69°F; winter lows average 44°F; there are 243 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 17 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Grover Beach are earthquake (71), inland flooding (14) and winter weather (11), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.43g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Grover Beach scores 14.9 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.7% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).