San Luis Obispo.
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California·San Luis Obispo County
12 tracts·31K people·$935K median·2,285/mi²
White 69 · Hispanic 18 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 5 · Black 1 · Other 1
Other 39 · Married couple 31 · Living alone 30
San Luis Obispo 27 · Santa Maria 4 · Los Angeles 3 · California Polytechnic State University 3 · El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) 2 · Elsewhere 61
Health 24 · Professional 19 · Public admin 19 · Leisure 14 · Retail 13 · Manufacturing 8 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 50 · Service 21 · Sales · office 16 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 64 · Work from home 16 · Carpool 13 · Walk 5 · Bike 4 · Transit 1
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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 San Luis Obispo is $935,100 (Census ACS) — 2.0× the US median of $458,812.
San Luis Obispo has 48,491 residents across 8 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 26.3; the population is 69.1% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Asian, 5.3% Multiracial, 1.2% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 54.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 30.4% (Census ACS).
Sinsheimer Elementary (69%), Bishop's Peak Elementary (62%) and C L Smith Elementary (61%) lead the elementary schools; Teach Elementary (91%) and Laguna Middle (64%) lead the middle schools; San Luis Obispo High (60%) and Pacific Beach High (5%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,965/month, 25% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in San Luis Obispo is $73,685 a year, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
In San Luis Obispo, median rent is $1,965/month and the median home value is $935,100 (Census ACS).
San Luis Obispo reported 5.2 violent crimes and 25.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 207 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 23 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in San Luis Obispo are inland flooding (95), wildfire (88) and earthquake (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.52g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
San Luis Obispo scores 14.6 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 5.3% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).