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:	3,971	1.41%	13.4%
Indian:	1,283	0.46%	4.1%
Asian:	11,861	4.21%	11.7%
2+ races:	7,926	2.81%	7.4%
Hispanic:	72,826	25.84%	7.4%

Total non-White:	97,867	34.72%	6.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,990	8.8
Deaths:	11,223	9.9
Net Migration:	-1,625	-1.4
Net Immigration:	2,158	1.9

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
190,693	67.51%
4,584	1.62%
1,338	0.47%
10,620	3.76%
7,380	2.61%
67,833	24.02%
91,755	32.49%

2010
269,637
191,696	71.09%
5,128	1.90%
1,367	0.51%
8,452	3.13%
6,237	2.31%
55,973	20.76%
77,941	28.91%

2000
246,681
187,840	76.15%
4,743	1.92%
1,490	0.60%
6,569	2.66%
5,478	2.22%
40,196	16.29%
58,841	23.85%

1990
217,162
177,116	81.56%
5,066	2.33%
1,904	0.88%
6,207	2.86%
n/a
26,869	12.37%
40,046	18.44%

1980
155,435
132,885	85.49%
2,631	1.69%
1,510	0.97%
3,454	2.22%
n/a
14,755	9.49%
22,550	14.51%

1970
105,690
88,553	83.79%
2,029	1.92%
459	0.43%
1,762	1.67%
n/a
11,736	11.10%
17,137	16.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
24,056	8.9
21,698	8.0
10,309	3.8
925	0.3

-1,003	-0.4
13,814	5.1

Number	Rate
2000's
24,628	10.0
19,136	7.8
11,947	4.8
4,353	1.8

3,856	1.6
19,100	7.7

Number	Rate
1990's
26,127	12.0
18,658	8.6
10,693	4.9
4,437	2.0

10,724	4.9
18,795	8.7

Number	Rate
1980's
25,389	16.3
15,101	9.7
51,955	33.4
n/a

44,231	28.5
17,496	11.3

Number	Rate
1970's
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):

2024
Number	Percent
40.4
49,244	17.5%
232,599	82.5%
62,338	22.1%

109,503
2.43

68,580	62.6%
54,078	78.9%
4,630	6.8%
40,923	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
78.5
-167,955	-62.3%
437,592	162.3%
82,044	30.4%

204,032
2.48

127,382	62.4%
99,462	78.1%
9,844	7.7%
76,650	37.6%

2000
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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%

2024 Housing Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,688	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,892	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,189	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,992	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,415	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,875	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,163	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,921	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,280	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,327	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,149	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,114	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,461	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,761	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,179	12.0%
$200,000 or more	19,097	17.4%

Median Household Income	97,446
Per Capita Income	51,592

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	130

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,609	4.2%
Public Assistance	2,712	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,364	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	87,771	67.8%
Unemployed	5,060	3.9%
In Armed Forces	560	0.4%

Total Labor Force	93,391	72.1%
Not in Labor Force	36,147	27.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	45,980	34,207	57.3%
Non-Profit	2,634	4,881	35.0%
Self-Employed	9,813	7,258	57.5%

Local Government	4,669	7,366	38.8%
State Government	6,081	5,587	52.1%
Federal Government	1,088	604	64.3%

Total Private + Self	55,793	41,465	57.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,472	18,438	44.0%
Total	70,265	59,903	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	19.5%
Pct. Private + Self	74.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	22,508	17.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	26,152	20.0%
Professional, Technical	33,723	25.9%
Service Occupations	25,188	19.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,180	1.7%
All others	22,879	17.5%

White Collar		63.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	16,554	12.7%
Retail trade	14,209	10.9%
Educational services	14,030	10.8%
Accommodation and food services	12,766	9.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,979	8.4%
Construction	10,212	7.8%
Manufacturing	9,999	7.7%
Public administration	7,534	5.8%
Other services	6,437	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,593	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,201	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	3,634	2.8%
Finance and insurance	3,052	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,024	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,486	1.9%
Utilities	2,404	1.8%
Information	2,338	1.8%
Wholesale trade	1,804	1.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	132	0.1%
Management	62	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	59,002	20.96%
Puerto Rican	1,199	0.43%
Cuban	683	0.24%
Dominican	56	0.02%

Total Central American	2,023	0.72%
Costa Rican	116	0.04%
Guatemalan	493	0.18%
Honduran	291	0.10%
Nicaraguan	210	0.07%
Panamanian	83	0.03%
Salvadoran	830	0.29%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,349	0.48%
Argentinean	132	0.05%
Bolivian	6	0.00%
Chilean	71	0.03%
Colombian	350	0.12%
Ecuadorian	146	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	464	0.16%
Uruguayan	11	0.00%
Venezuelan	71	0.03%
Other South American	98	0.03%

Other Hispanic	6,006	2.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	2,343	0.83%
Chinese	2,336	0.83%
Japanese	1,319	0.47%
Korean	1,085	0.39%
Indian	975	0.35%
Vietnamese	698	0.25%
Taiwanese	218	0.08%
Thai	136	0.05%
Cambodian	67	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	222,108	82.5%
Spanish	35,124	13.0%
Other Indo-European	2,050	0.8%
Chinese	1,780	0.7%
Other Asian	1,368	0.5%
Tagalog	1,103	0.4%
Other	1,097	0.4%
German, other Germanic	1,046	0.4%
Arabic	1,021	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	41,942	14.9%
English	40,667	14.4%
Irish	35,627	12.7%
Italian	17,780	6.3%
European	8,412	3.0%
Scottish	7,949	2.8%
French	7,153	2.5%
American	6,323	2.2%
Portuguese	5,983	2.1%
Norwegian	5,059	1.8%
Polish	4,972	1.8%
Swedish	4,601	1.6%
Dutch	4,245	1.5%
Russian	2,834	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	2,618	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	268,151	95.2%
Not a citizen	13,404	4.8%

Native	253,775	90.1%
Foreign-born	27,780	9.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,059	3.7%	7,796	4.1%	34,377	18.1%	65,281	34.3%	46,055	24.2%	29,784	15.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,059	3.7%
9-12 Years	7,796	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,377	18.1%
Some College	65,281	34.3%
Bach. Degree	46,055	24.2%
Grad Degree	29,784	15.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	125,669
Median Value	$824,700

Occupied	109,503	87.1%
Vacant	16,166	12.9%

Owned	67,986	62.1%
Rented	41,517	37.9%
Median Rent	$1,992

Single-Family Units	92,921	73.9%
Detached	85,256	67.8%
Attached	7,665	6.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,527	10.0%
Mobile Homes	9,706	7.7%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

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