| People QuickFacts | San Luis Obispo County | California |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2012 estimate | NA | 38,041,430 |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2011 estimate | 271,969 | 37,683,933 |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 269,637 | 37,253,956 |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | NA | 2.1% |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.9% | 1.2% |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 | 269,637 | 37,253,956 |
![Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.9% | 6.7% |
![Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 18.4% | 24.6% |
![Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.6% | 11.7% |
![Female persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Female persons, percent, 2011 | 48.8% | 50.3% |
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![White persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 89.1% | 74.0% |
![Black persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.4% | 6.6% |
![American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.4% | 1.7% |
![Asian persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.7% | 13.6% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.5% |
![Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 3.2% | 3.6% |
![Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 21.3% | 38.1% |
![White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 70.2% | 39.7% |
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![Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 78.7% | 84.2% |
![Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.5% | 27.2% |
![Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 16.8% | 43.2% |
![High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 88.9% | 80.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 30.8% | 30.2% |
![Veterans definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 22,514 | 1,997,566 |
![Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 20.5 | 27.0 |
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![Housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units, 2011 | 117,463 | 13,720,462 |
![Homeownership rate definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 60.4% | 56.7% |
![Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 18.3% | 30.8% |
![Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $480,200 | $421,600 |
![Households definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Households, 2007-2011 | 101,993 | 12,433,172 |
![Persons per household definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.47 | 2.91 |
![Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $30,204 | $29,634 |
![Median household income definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $58,630 | $61,632 |
![Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 13.2% | 14.4% |
| Business QuickFacts | San Luis Obispo County | California |
![Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 7,778 | 849,8751 |
![Private nonfarm employment definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 80,564 | 12,536,4021 |
![Private nonfarm employment, percent change definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 9.4 | -2.71 |
![Nonemployer establishments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 22,939 | 2,814,409 |
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![Total number of firms definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 29,920 | 3,425,510 |
![Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.0% |
![American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 1.3% |
![Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.6% | 14.9% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
![Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.9% | 16.5% |
![Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.7% | 30.3% |
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![Manufacturers shipments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,548,202 | 491,372,092 |
![Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 955,049 | 598,456,486 |
![Retail sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,548,407 | 455,032,270 |
![Retail sales per capita definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,559 | $12,561 |
![Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 767,899 | 80,852,787 |
![Building permits definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130223234403im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Building permits, 2011 | 306 | 45,471 |