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California·San Luis Obispo County
5 tracts·17K people·$724K median·1,134/mi²
Hispanic 52 · White 39 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 4 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 60 · Other 24 · Living alone 16
Santa Maria 19 · Nipomo 11 · San Luis Obispo 8 · Arroyo Grande 4 · Grover Beach 3 · Elsewhere 55
Manufacturing 42 · Health 25 · Professional 11 · Leisure 10 · Retail 9 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 23 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 13 · Production · transport 12
Drive alone 83 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 5 · Transit 1 · Walk 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 Nipomo is $723,700 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Nipomo has 17,516 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.8; the population is 51.6% Hispanic or Latino, 38.7% White, 4.3% Asian, 3.9% Multiracial, 0.8% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 25.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.7% (Census ACS).
Lange (Dorothea) Elementary (36%), Dana Elementary (33%) and Nipomo Elementary (27%) lead the elementary schools; Central Coast New Tech High (71%) and Nipomo High (31%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,106/month, 33% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Nipomo is $110,022 a year, 28% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Nipomo, median rent is $2,106/month and the median home value is $723,700 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 71°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 217 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 17 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Nipomo are drought (92), wildfire (92) and earthquake (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.41g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Nipomo, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).