Cal Poly's Living Circumstances

San Luis Coastal Unified School District Overview

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo located in San Luis Coastal Unified School District area. A total of 33,434 households are located in San Luis Coastal Unified School District area. Among them, 6,216 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.90 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 15,588 and 36,179 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4.66% (3,731) of residents are non-citizens and 18.29% (14,632) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of San Luis Coastal Unified School District, California
Household	33,434
Population	79,987
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,216 (18.59%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	15,588
Total Students	36,179
Pre-Kindergarten	1,017
Kindergarten	789
Grade 1-8	5,621
Grade 9-12	2,839
College/Graduate School	25,913
Veterans	81,721
Non-citizen	3,731
Non-English Home Language	14,632
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

83,569 residents are over the age of 16 and 45,305 people are in labor force. Among them, 44,844 people are in civilian labor force and 461 are in armed labor force. 42,628 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for San Luis Coastal Unified School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	42,045	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	28,419	67.59%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,472	8.26%
Public transportation	886	2.11%
Walked	3,591	8.54%
Other method	2,611	6.21%
Worked from home	3,066	7.29%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	42,628	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	18,424	43.22%
Service	9,039	21.20%
Sales and office	9,396	22.04%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,912	6.83%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,857	6.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	42,628	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	767	1.80%
Construction	2,627	6.16%
Manufacturing	2,408	5.65%
Wholesale trade	646	1.52%
Retail trade	5,080	11.92%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,401	3.29%
Information	744	1.75%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,907	4.47%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,293	12.42%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	10,819	25.38%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,985	16.39%
Other services, except public administration	2,077	4.87%
Public administration	1,874	4.40%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	42,628	-
Private wage and salary workers	30,315	71.12%
Government workers	8,404	19.71%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,848	9.03%
Unpaid family workers	61	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $93,962 for the 33,434 households in San Luis Coastal Unified School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $21,641. 84,971 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.11%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	33,434	-
Less than $10,000	2,523	7.55%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,811	5.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,989	8.94%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,209	6.61%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,607	10.79%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,058	15.13%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,372	13.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,114	15.30%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,438	7.29%
More than $200,000	3,313	9.91%
Median Household Income	$65,800	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$93,962	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,712	-
Less than $10,000	471	2.82%
$10,000 - $14,999	314	1.88%
$15,000 - $24,999	729	4.36%
$25,000 - $34,999	733	4.39%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,496	8.95%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,386	14.28%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,739	16.39%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,313	19.82%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,899	11.36%
More than $200,000	2,632	15.75%

Median Family Income	$95,691	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$124,956	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$21,641	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$62,604	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$62,604	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	89,341	-
With health insurance coverage	84,971	95.11%
Public coverage	26,717	29.90%
Private health insurance	70,282	78.67%
Without health insurance coverage	4,370	4.89%

Housing

There are 37,898 housing units in San Luis Coastal Unified School District area, California with 33,434 units (88.22%) occupied. 17,084 houses (51.10%) are occupied by owner and 16,350 houses (48.90%) are rented. The average housing value is $643,100 and the average rental cost is $1,559. 717 houses (1.89%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,290 houses (11.32%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,898	-
Occupied	33,434	88.22%
Owner Occupied	17,084	51.10%
Renter Occupied	16,350	48.90%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	21,460	56.63%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,625	6.93%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	10,757	28.38%
Mobile Homes	2,884	7.61%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	172	0.45%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,898	-
Built 2014 or later	717	1.89%
Built 2010 - 2013	355	0.94%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,290	8.68%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,097	10.81%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,883	18.16%
Built 1970 - 1979	9,074	23.94%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,268	13.90%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,924	10.35%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,290	11.32%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,898	-
1 room	1,788	4.72%
2 rooms	1,935	5.11%
3 rooms	4,276	11.28%
4 rooms	8,479	22.37%
5 rooms	7,173	18.93%
6 rooms	6,192	16.34%
7 rooms	3,450	9.10%
8 rooms	2,215	5.84%
9 rooms or more	2,390	6.31%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,898	-
no bedroom	1,949	5.14%
1 bedroom	5,005	13.21%
2 bedrooms	12,886	34.00%
3 bedrooms	12,505	33.00%
4 bedrooms	4,392	11.59%
5 bedrooms or more	1,161	3.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	17,084	-
Less than $50,000	480	2.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	389	2.28%
$100,000 - $149,999	266	1.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	373	2.18%
$200,000 - $299,999	594	3.48%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,943	17.23%
$500,000 - $999,999	9,643	56.44%
$1,000,000 or more	2,396	14.02%
Median House Value	$643,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	15,986	-
Less than $500	543	3.40%
$500 - $999	2,388	14.94%
$1,000 - $1,499	4,500	28.15%
$1,500 - $1,999	4,787	29.94%
$2,000 - $2,499	2,063	12.91%
$2,500 - $2,999	718	4.49%
$3,000 or more	987	6.17%
Median Rental Costs	$1,559	-

Demographic

A total of 94,103 people lives in San Luis Coastal Unified School District area, California with 50,085 male and 44,018 female. The males to female ratio is 53.22 to 46.78. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	94,103	-
Male	50,085	53.22%
Female	44,018	46.78%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	94,103	-
Under 5 years	2,774	2.95%
5 - 9 years	3,592	3.82%
10 - 14 years	3,523	3.74%
15 - 19 years	11,610	12.34%
20 - 24 years	17,873	18.99%
25 - 34 years	10,949	11.64%
35 - 44 years	8,953	9.51%
45 - 54 years	8,445	8.97%
55 - 59 years	4,491	4.77%
60 - 64 years	5,666	6.02%
65 - 74 years	9,285	9.87%
75 - 84 years	4,765	5.06%
85 years and older	2,177	2.31%
Median Age	31.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	94,103	-
One Race	90,355	96.02%
White	77,272	82.11%
Black or African American	3,014	3.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native	656	0.70%
Asian	5,768	6.13%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	38	0.04%
Other	3,607	3.83%

Two or more races	3,748	3.98%
White and Black or African American	457	0.49%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	680	0.72%
White and Asian	1,758	1.87%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	54	0.06%