# San Luis Obispo County, California demographics

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San Luis Obispo County, California (county FIPS 06079) has a median household income of $97,446 (±$2,876) and a total population of 281,555 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 30 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 281,555 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 40.4 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 109,503 | ±968 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $97,446 | ±$2,876 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $824,700 | ±$12,237 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,992 | ±$45 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 62.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 37.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 92.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 39.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 12.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 06079 |
| Land area | 3,300.84 sq mi |
| Water area | 314.92 sq mi |
| Population density | 85 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [93453](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93453) | 20.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [93446](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93446) | 13% | 100% | Yes |
| [93461](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93461) | 8.1% | 90.8% | Yes |
| [93420](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93420) | 6% | 100% | Yes |
| [93454](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93454) | 3.5% | 27.9% |  |
| [93452](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93452) | 3.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [93405](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93405) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [93465](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93465) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [93432](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93432) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [93428](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93428) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [93430](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93430) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [93422](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93422) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93451](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93451) | 2.1% | 15.2% |  |
| [93444](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93444) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [93401](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93401) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [93442](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93442) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [93426](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93426) | 1.2% | 17.6% |  |
| [93402](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93402) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [93252](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93252) | 0.8% | 6.2% |  |
| [93424](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93424) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [93445](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93445) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [93254](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93254) | 0.5% | 8.4% |  |
| [93449](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93449) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [93433](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93433) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93407](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93407) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [93410](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93410) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [93409](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93409) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [93434](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93434) | 0% | 0.7% |  |
| [93458](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93458) | 0% | 0.2% |  |
| [93408](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93408) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:079&in=state:06
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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