San Luis Obispo Population and Demographics

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San Luis Obispo City, California Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent San Luis Obispo Population: 44174 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 22705 51.4% Female 21469 48.6%       Under 5 years 1513 3.43% 5 to 9 years 1734 3.93% 10 to 14 years 1840 4.17% 15 to 19 years 4485 10.15% 20 to 24 years 11517 26.07% 25 to 34 years 5495 12.44% 35 to 44 years 4968 11.25% 45 to 54 years 4747 10.75% 55 to 59 years 1470 3.33% 60 to 64 years 1075 2.43% 65 to 74 years 2198 4.98% 75 to 84 years 2203 4.99% 85 years and over 929 2.1%       Median age (years) 26.2       18 years and over 37911 85.82% Male 19536 44.23% Female 18375 41.6% 21 years and over 31642 71.63% 62 years and over 5958 13.49% 65 years and over 5330 12.07% Male 2065 4.67% Female 3265 7.39%       Race     One race 42605 96.45% White 37155 84.11% Black or African American 644 1.46% American Indian and Alaska Native 287 0.65% Asian 2331 5.28% Asian indian 240 0.54% Chinese 726 1.64% Filipino 489 1.11% Japanese 292 0.66% Korean 191 0.43% Vietnamese 181 0.41% Other Asian 212 0.48% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 58 0.13% Native Hawaiian 24 0.05% Guamanian or Chamorro 21 0.05% Samoan 7 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 6 0.01% Some other race 2130 4.82% Two or more races 1569 3.55%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 44174 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 5147 11.65% Mexican 3877 8.78% Puerto Rican 118 0.27% Cuban 64 0.14% Other Hispanic or Latino 1088 2.46% Not Hispanic or Latino 39027 88.35% White alone 34756 78.68%       Relationship     Total Population 44174 100.00% In households 42312 95.78% Householder 18639 42.19% Spouse 5840 13.22% Child 7348 16.63% Own child under 18 years 5852 13.25% Other relatives 1147 2.6% Under 18 years 249 0.56% Nonrelatives 9338 21.14% Unmarried partner 935 2.12% In group quarters 1862 4.22% Institutionalized population 362 0.82% Non-Institutionalized population 1500 3.4%       Households by Type     Total Households 18639 100.0 % Family households (families) 7696 41.29% With own children under 18 years 3299 17.7% Married-couple family 5840 31.33% With own children under 18 years 2341 12.56% Female householder, no husband present 1347 7.23% With own children under 18 years 748 4.01% Non Family households 10943 58.71% Householder living alone 6094 32.69% Householder 65 years and over 1775 9.52%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3482 18.68% Households with individuals 65 years and over 3636 19.51%       Average Household size 2.27 Average family size 2.86       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 19306 100.00% Occupied housing units 18639 96.55% Vacant housing units 667 3.45% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 123 0.64% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 18639 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 7805 41.87% Renter-occupied housing units. 10834 58.13%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.35 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.22

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