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Language Spoken At Home in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 43,835 | 100% |
English only | 36,619 | 83.5% |
Language other than English | 7,216 | 16.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,197 | 5.0% |
Spanish | 4,788 | 10.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,577 | 3.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 967 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 106 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,305 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 482 | 1.1% |
Other languages | 156 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 45,328 | 100% |
American | 1,181 | 2.6% |
Arab | 268 | 0.6% |
Czech | 112 | 0.2% |
Danish | 687 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 715 | 1.6% |
English | 5,439 | 12.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,685 | 3.7% |
French Canadian | 322 | 0.7% |
German | 7,776 | 17.2% |
Greek | 361 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 365 | 0.8% |
Irish | 5,752 | 12.7% |
Italian | 3,009 | 6.6% |
Lithuanian | 40 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,094 | 2.4% |
Polish | 1,076 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 1,099 | 2.4% |
Russian | 620 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 451 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 1,157 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 125 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 118 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 1,087 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 465 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 276 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 517 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 40 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 18,378 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,369 | 40.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,114 | 16.9% |
Married-couple family | 5,610 | 30.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,176 | 11.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 680 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 353 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,079 | 5.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 585 | 3.2% |
Nonfamily households | 11,009 | 59.9% |
Householder living alone | 5,881 | 32.0% |
65 years and over | 1,794 | 9.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,302 | 18.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,483 | 19.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 43,575 | 100% |
Householder | 18,378 | 42.2% |
Spouse | 5,515 | 12.7% |
Child | 6,737 | 15.5% |
Other relatives | 1,232 | 2.8% |
Nonrelatives | 11,713 | 26.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,214 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 21,575 | 100% |
Never married | 13,341 | 61.8% |
Now married, except separated | 6,202 | 28.7% |
Separated | 236 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 403 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 1,393 | 6.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 19,292 | 100% |
Never married | 10,096 | 52.3% |
Now married, except separated | 5,746 | 29.8% |
Separated | 433 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 1,388 | 7.2% |
Divorced | 1,629 | 8.4% |
Fertility in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 401 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 112 | 27.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 40 | 0% |
Grandparents in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 332 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 141 | 42.5% |
Less than 1 year | 16 | 4.8% |
1 or 2 years | 44 | 13.3% |
3 or 4 years | 63 | 19.0% |
5 or more years | 18 | 5.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 141 | 100% |
Who are female | 77 | 54.6% |
Who are married | 125 | 88.7% |
School Enrollment in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 19,961 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 513 | 2.6% |
Kindergarten | 266 | 1.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,274 | 11.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,125 | 5.6% |
College or graduate school | 15,783 | 79.1% |
Educational Attainment in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 23,006 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 567 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 965 | 4.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,315 | 14.4% |
Some college, no degree | 4,903 | 21.3% |
Associate's degree | 2,267 | 9.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,443 | 28.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,546 | 19.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 47.8% |
Veteran Status in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,008 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,367 | 5.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 45,009 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,010 | 8.9% |
Under 18 years | 5,308 | 100% |
With a disability | 132 | 2.5% |
18 to 64 years | 35,021 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,953 | 5.6% |
65 years and over | 4,680 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,925 | 41.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 45,018 | 100% |
Same house | 28,622 | 63.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 16,010 | 35.6% |
Same county | 10,612 | 23.6% |
Different county | 5,398 | 12.0% |
Same state | 4,730 | 10.5% |
Different state | 668 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 386 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 45,328 | 100% |
Native | 40,849 | 90.1% |
Born in United States | 40,529 | 89.4% |
State of residence | 30,508 | 67.3% |
Different state | 10,021 | 22.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 320 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 4,479 | 9.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,479 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,740 | 38.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,739 | 61.2% |
Year of Entry in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,799 | 100% |
Native | 320 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 315 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 4,479 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 62 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,417 | 98.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in San Luis Obispo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,479 | 100% |
Europe | 721 | 16.1% |
Asia | 1,120 | 25.0% |
Africa | 187 | 4.2% |
Oceania | 99 | 2.2% |
Latin America | 2,174 | 48.5% |
Northern America | 178 | 4.0% |