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Language Spoken At Home in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 256,746 | 100% |
English only | 212,260 | 82.7% |
Language other than English | 44,486 | 17.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,176 | 6.7% |
Spanish | 34,730 | 13.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,131 | 5.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,383 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 827 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,642 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,090 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 731 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 128 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 270,121 | 100% |
American | 13,442 | 5.0% |
Arab | 1,450 | 0.5% |
Czech | 1,067 | 0.4% |
Danish | 3,517 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 6,108 | 2.3% |
English | 35,084 | 13.0% |
French (except Basque) | 9,035 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 1,631 | 0.6% |
German | 45,756 | 16.9% |
Greek | 1,060 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,425 | 0.5% |
Irish | 32,220 | 11.9% |
Italian | 16,464 | 6.1% |
Lithuanian | 414 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 5,934 | 2.2% |
Polish | 5,022 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 6,187 | 2.3% |
Russian | 3,030 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,043 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 8,439 | 3.1% |
Slovak | 351 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 548 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 5,835 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 2,501 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 516 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,834 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 392 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 101,708 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 64,374 | 63.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,637 | 25.2% |
Married-couple family | 50,447 | 49.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,318 | 18.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,454 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,046 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 9,473 | 9.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,273 | 5.2% |
Nonfamily households | 37,334 | 36.7% |
Householder living alone | 26,623 | 26.2% |
65 years and over | 10,601 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 28,034 | 27.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 29,156 | 28.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 253,743 | 100% |
Householder | 101,708 | 40.1% |
Spouse | 50,474 | 19.9% |
Child | 64,338 | 25.4% |
Other relatives | 12,959 | 5.1% |
Nonrelatives | 24,264 | 9.6% |
Unmarried partner | 6,281 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 117,353 | 100% |
Never married | 44,436 | 37.9% |
Now married, except separated | 56,700 | 48.3% |
Separated | 2,581 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 2,874 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 10,762 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 111,562 | 100% |
Never married | 31,701 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 52,782 | 47.3% |
Separated | 2,742 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 10,615 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 13,722 | 12.3% |
Fertility in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,154 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 974 | 30.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 84 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,169 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,468 | 35.2% |
Less than 1 year | 348 | 8.3% |
1 or 2 years | 458 | 11.0% |
3 or 4 years | 173 | 4.1% |
5 or more years | 489 | 11.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,468 | 100% |
Who are female | 808 | 55.0% |
Who are married | 1,277 | 87.0% |
School Enrollment in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 75,181 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,725 | 5.0% |
Kindergarten | 2,820 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 22,099 | 29.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 12,578 | 16.7% |
College or graduate school | 33,959 | 45.2% |
Educational Attainment in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 178,671 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 7,630 | 4.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,137 | 6.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 37,815 | 21.2% |
Some college, no degree | 48,495 | 27.1% |
Associate's degree | 17,257 | 9.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 34,965 | 19.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 21,372 | 12.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.5% |
Veteran Status in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 218,665 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 21,798 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 261,427 | 100% |
With a disability | 29,116 | 11.1% |
Under 18 years | 50,287 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,397 | 2.8% |
18 to 64 years | 170,849 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,802 | 8.1% |
65 years and over | 40,291 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,917 | 34.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 267,491 | 100% |
Same house | 210,850 | 78.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 55,542 | 20.8% |
Same county | 33,599 | 12.6% |
Different county | 21,943 | 8.2% |
Same state | 18,330 | 6.9% |
Different state | 3,613 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 1,099 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 270,121 | 100% |
Native | 241,793 | 89.5% |
Born in United States | 239,548 | 88.7% |
State of residence | 176,117 | 65.2% |
Different state | 63,431 | 23.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,245 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 28,328 | 10.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 28,328 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 12,285 | 43.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 16,043 | 56.6% |
Year of Entry in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 30,573 | 100% |
Native | 2,245 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 34 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,211 | 98.5% |
Foreign born | 28,328 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 456 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 27,872 | 98.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in San Luis Obispo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 28,328 | 100% |
Europe | 4,081 | 14.4% |
Asia | 4,831 | 17.1% |
Africa | 422 | 1.5% |
Oceania | 406 | 1.4% |
Latin America | 17,370 | 61.3% |
Northern America | 1,218 | 4.3% |