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California · Census place 68154

San Luis Obispo city, CA

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San Luis Obispo city has 48,039 residents, ranking #196 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $66,711, the median home is worth $896,500 and median gross rent runs $1,906 a month.

Population
48,039San Luis Obispo city residents
Median household income
$66,711Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$896,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,906Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
26.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
39%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in San Luis Obispo city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the San Luis Obispo city median would spend about 34.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 13.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30% of residents and 39% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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