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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area


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2024 population: 281,843   ( 605 from 2020)
Land area: 3300.8 square miles
Population density: 85.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:183,976 65.28% 3.5%
Black:3,9711.41% 13.4%
Indian:1,2830.46% 4.1%
Asian:11,8614.21% 11.7%
2+ races:7,9262.81% 7.4%
Hispanic:72,82625.84% 7.4%
Total non-White:97,86734.72% 6.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:9,990 8.8
Deaths:11,2239.9
Net Migration: -1,625-1.4
Net Immigration: 2,1581.9
Change in White population:-6,717 -2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:6,112 2.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
282,448
190,69367.51%
4,5841.62%
1,3380.47%
10,6203.76%
7,3802.61%
67,83324.02%
91,75532.49%

2010
269,637
191,69671.09%
5,1281.90%
1,3670.51%
8,4523.13%
6,2372.31%
55,97320.76%
77,94128.91%

2000
246,681
187,84076.15%
4,7431.92%
1,4900.60%
6,5692.66%
5,4782.22%
40,19616.29%
58,84123.85%

1990
217,162
177,11681.56%
5,0662.33%
1,9040.88%
6,2072.86%
n/a
26,86912.37%
40,04618.44%

1980
155,435
132,88585.49%
2,6311.69%
1,5100.97%
3,4542.22%
n/a
14,7559.49%
22,55014.51%

1970
105,690
88,55383.79%
2,0291.92%
4590.43%
1,7621.67%
n/a
11,73611.10%
17,137 16.21%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
24,056 8.9
21,6988.0
10,3093.8
9250.3
-1,003 -0.4
13,814 5.1
2000's
NumberRate
24,628 10.0
19,1367.8
11,9474.8
4,3531.8
3,856 1.6
19,100 7.7
1990's
NumberRate
26,127 12.0
18,6588.6
10,6934.9
4,4372.0
10,724 4.9
18,795 8.7
1980's
NumberRate
25,389 16.3
15,101 9.7
51,955 33.4
n/a
44,231 28.5
17,496 11.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
43,792 41.4
n/a
44,332 41.9
5,413 5.1

Age, Family & Household Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.0
49,037 17.4%
232,806 82.6%
59,439 21.1%
108,099
2.47
67,907 62.8%
53,577 78.9%
4,239 6.2%
40,192 37.2%

2010
NumberPercent
39.4
50,841 18.9%
218,796 81.1%
41,022 15.2%
102,016
2.48
63,691 62.4%
49,731 78.1%
4,922 7.7%
38,325 37.6%

2000
NumberPercent
37.2
53,068 21.5%
193,613 78.5%
35,679 14.5%
92,732
2.49
58,954 63.6%
47,424 80.4%
4,828 8.2%
33,778 36.4%

1990
NumberPercent
33.2
47,673 22.0%
169,489 78.0%
30,612 14.1%
80,195
2.53
52,703 65.7%
43,507 82.6%
4,068 7.7%
27,492 34.3%

1980
NumberPercent
30.3
33,767 21.7%
121,668 78.3%
20,677 13.3%
58,166
2.51
39,324 67.6%
33,489 85.2%
2,914 7.4%
18,842 32.4%

2022 Housing Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units123,968 
Median Value$726,700 
Occupied108,09987.2%
Vacant15,86912.8%
Owned67,03162.0%
Rented41,06838.0%
Median Rent$1,800 
Single-Family Units92,05374.3%
    Detached84,54868.2%
    Attached7,5056.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units12,2699.9%
Mobile Homes9,3147.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004,7494.4%
$10,000 to $14,9993,1862.9%
$15,000 to $19,9993,3613.1%
$20,000 to $24,9992,6592.5%
$25,000 to $29,9993,7713.5%
$30,000 to $34,9993,0132.8%
$35,000 to $39,9993,2063.0%
$40,000 to $44,9993,4303.2%
$45,000 to $49,9993,1312.9%
$50,000 to $59,9996,4486.0%
$60,000 to $74,9999,2938.6%
$75,000 to $99,99912,83811.9%
$100,000 to $124,99912,15211.2%
$125,000 to $149,9998,8028.1%
$150,000 to $199,99912,57811.6%
$200,000 or more15,48214.3%
Median Household Income90,158 
Per Capita Income47,390 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.130 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4,7604.4%
Public Assistance2,1832.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7,4366.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed90,87467.2%
Unemployed4,8983.6%
In Armed Forces1,1410.8%
Total Labor Force96,91371.7%
Not in Labor Force38,24128.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector47,44635,16057.4%
Non-Profit2,2434,80531.8%
Self-Employed10,4127,29358.8%
Local Government4,2716,96738.0%
State Government5,1425,65047.6%
Federal Government1,12368162.3%
Total Private + Self57,85842,45357.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.12,77918,10341.4%
Total70,63760,55653.8%
Pct. Govt.18.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts21,83316.6%
Sales and Office Occupations27,39320.8%
Professional, Technical31,84024.2%
Service Occupations25,57919.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,6392.0%
All others24,86118.9%
White Collar 61.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance15,79512.0%
Retail trade14,19310.8%
Educational services13,28910.1%
Accommodation and food services13,08910.0%
Professional, scientific, technical10,8338.2%
Manufacturing10,5378.0%
Construction10,1967.8%
Public administration7,6455.8%
Other services6,3244.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4,3493.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4,2923.3%
Transportation and warehousing4,0643.1%
Finance and insurance3,4152.6%
Utilities2,9882.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,6672.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,6142.0%
Wholesale trade2,4051.8%
Information2,3271.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3160.2%
Management1680.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican56,09319.91%
Puerto Rican1,2360.44%
Cuban4110.15%
Dominican230.01%
Total Central American1,8510.66%
Costa Rican700.02%
Guatemalan7240.26%
Honduran2530.09%
Nicaraguan1780.06%
Panamanian440.02%
Salvadoran5820.21%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,3160.47%
Argentinean2640.09%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean470.02%
Colombian4680.17%
Ecuadorian1060.04%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian2860.10%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan460.02%
Other South American990.04%
Other Hispanic5,0161.78%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino2,3900.85%
Chinese2,3380.83%
Japanese1,3150.47%
Vietnamese1,0470.37%
Indian1,0340.37%
Korean9040.32%
Taiwanese1500.05%
Cambodian1440.05%
Thai1150.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English223,94283.2%
Spanish32,66212.1%
Other Indo-European2,1500.8%
Chinese1,9130.7%
German, other Germanic1,5530.6%
Other Asian1,5180.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,0330.4%
Other9250.3%
Tagalog9180.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German42,78015.2%
English38,20413.6%
Irish33,71312.0%
Italian19,1986.8%
European9,1723.3%
French8,6793.1%
American8,2362.9%
Scottish8,1842.9%
Portuguese6,2442.2%
Polish5,0011.8%
Norwegian4,6421.6%
Swedish4,5451.6%
Dutch4,1401.5%
Russian2,9451.0%
Scotch-Irish2,5860.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen268,90695.5%
Not a citizen12,8064.5%
Native254,99190.5%
Foreign-born26,7219.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
6,383 3.4%8,683 4.6%35,358 18.7%67,136 35.4%45,318 23.9%26,649 14.1%
  Average years of education: 13.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 6,383 3.4%
9-12 Years 8,683 4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 35,358 18.7%
Some College 67,136 35.4%
Bach. Degree 45,318 23.9%
Grad Degree 26,649 14.1%
Average years of education: 13.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 199,480 190,268 9,212 4.6%
1991 192,766 180,996 11,770 6.1%
1992 199,126 184,150 14,976 7.5%
1993 202,478 185,892 16,586 8.2%
1994 199,626 185,092 14,534 7.3%
1995 201,786 188,558 13,228 6.6%
1996 203,642 192,030 11,612 5.7%
1997 210,736 200,656 10,080 4.8%
1998 216,562 207,498 9,064 4.2%
1999 222,832 215,530 7,302 3.3%
2000 244,788 235,040 9,748 4.0%
2001 251,664 241,474 10,190 4.0%
2002 256,600 244,550 12,050 4.7%
2003 255,770 243,602 12,168 4.8%
2004 259,026 247,182 11,844 4.6%
2005 263,010 251,828 11,182 4.3%
2006 265,178 254,754 10,424 3.9%
2007 268,438 257,050 11,388 4.2%
2008 272,938 257,122 15,816 5.8%
2009 273,874 248,712 25,162 9.2%
2010 267,180 239,808 27,372 10.2%
2011 268,132 242,062 26,070 9.7%
2012 274,026 251,066 22,960 8.4%
2013 275,454 256,412 19,042 6.9%
2014 279,838 264,040 15,798 5.6%
2015 277,826 264,604 13,222 4.8%
2016 278,968 266,876 12,092 4.3%
2017 280,690 270,526 10,164 3.6%
2018 280,198 271,734 8,464 3.0%
2019 279,182 271,016 8,166 2.9%
2020 265,380 244,990 20,390 7.7%
2021 270,856 256,416 14,440 5.3%
2022 274,406 266,096 8,310 3.0%
2023 272,628 263,200 9,428 3.5%
2024 264,652 253,854 10,798 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com