San Luis Obispo County, CA | Data USA (2024)

The largest universities in San Luis Obispo County, CA are California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (5,619 degrees awarded in 2022), Cuesta College (4,702 degrees), and Laurus College (171 degrees).

San Luis Obispo County, CA borders Kern County, CA, Kings County, CA, Monterey County, CA, and Santa Barbara County, CA.

As of 2022, 95.5% of San Luis Obispo County, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in San Luis Obispo County, CA was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in San Luis Obispo County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2022, there were 6.72 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (188k people) in San Luis Obispo County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28k White (Hispanic) and 21.3k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

23.4% of the people in San Luis Obispo County, CA are hispanic (65.9k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in San Luis Obispo County, CA as a share of the total population.

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

As of 2022, 9.55% of San Luis Obispo County, CA residents (26.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in San Luis Obispo County, CA was 9.72%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in San Luis Obispo County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

San Luis Obispo County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.33 times greater than any other conflict.

From 2021 to 2022, employment in San Luis Obispo County, CA grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 130k employees to 132k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Luis Obispo County, CA, are Management Occupations (15,710 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (13,764 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (13,629 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Luis Obispo County, CA.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

From 2021 to 2022, employment in San Luis Obispo County, CA grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 130k employees to 132k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Luis Obispo County, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (15,795 people), Retail Trade (14,193 people), and Educational Services (13,289 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Luis Obispo County, CA, though some of these residents may live in San Luis Obispo County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($103,117), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,840), and Information ($81,450).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($61,421), Public Administration ($59,318), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,375).

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in San Luis Obispo County, CA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (42.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.51%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in San Luis Obispo County, CA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

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The largest universities in San Luis Obispo County, CA by number of degrees awarded are California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (5,619 and 52.8%), Cuesta College (4,702 and 44.2%), and Laurus College (171 and 1.61%).

The most popular majors in San Luis Obispo County, CA are (2,164 and 20.4%), (1,040 and 9.78%), and Humanistic Studies (439 and 4.13%).

In 2022 in San Luis Obispo County, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 30.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 28.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 32,688 (50.7% men and 49.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

In 2022 there were 32,688 students enrolled in San Luis Obispo County, CA, 50.7% men and 49.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 16,365 records, of which 50.4% were women and 49.6% men.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in San Luis Obispo County, CA according to their major.

In 2022, 4,731 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Luis Obispo County, CA, which is 0.802 times less than the 5,902 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 5,810 degrees mean that there were 2.36 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2,458 degrees awarded.

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

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Private for-profit, 2-year ($9,820) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($4,577) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,125) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In San Luis Obispo County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in San Luis Obispo County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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In 2022, 62% of the housing units in San Luis Obispo County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in San Luis Obispo County, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in San Luis Obispo County, CA was Census Tract 116 with a value of $136,020, followed by Census Tract 101.01 and Census Tract 123.02, with respective values of $119,375 and $117,256.

The following map shows all of the tracts in San Luis Obispo County, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

In 2022, the median household income of the 108k households in San Luis Obispo County, CA grew to $90,158 from the previous year's value of $82,514.

The following chart displays the households in San Luis Obispo County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2022, 70% of workers in San Luis Obispo County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who carpooled to work (9.34%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Using averages, employees in San Luis Obispo County, CA have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.41% of the workforce in San Luis Obispo County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Luis Obispo County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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The following chart displays the households in San Luis Obispo County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Luis Obispo County, CA have 2 cars.

In 2023, 21.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in San Luis Obispo County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.95%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Luis Obispo County, CA (33.7k out of 268k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Luis Obispo County, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

In 2023, 13.8% of the children was living in poverty in San Luis Obispo County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Primary care physicians in San Luis Obispo County, CA see an average of 1,191 patients per year. This represents a 1.98% decrease from the previous year (1,215 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in San Luis Obispo County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20% under 18 years, 24% between 18 and 34 years, 34.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Luis Obispo County, CA declined by 0.727% from 5.93% to 5.89%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Luis Obispo County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 28.1 in San Luis Obispo County, CA.

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In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 27.9% in San Luis Obispo County, CA.

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In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 6.82% in San Luis Obispo County, CA.

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