Arroyo Grande

Population: 18,412
Median household income: $103,258
Median home value: $758,100

Arroyo Grande is a community in San Luis Obispo County, California, home to 18,412 residents. At $103,258, its median household income sits above San Luis Obispo County's $93,398.

Between 2019 and 2023, Arroyo Grande's population grew 2.1% from 18,033 to 18,412, while its median home value rose 28.1% from $591,800 to $758,100.

44.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,412
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $103,258
Median home value: $758,100
Median gross rent: $1,890
Housing units: 8,198
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,03318,412

Median household income

$80,833$103,258

Median home value

$591,800$758,100

Median gross rent

$1,459$1,890

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,033	$80,833	$591,800	$1,459
2020	17,924	$88,068	$610,000	$1,557
2021	18,422	$90,405	$636,500	$1,658
2022	18,435	$99,143	$730,800	$1,993
2023	18,412	$103,258	$758,100	$1,890

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	882	4.8%
5 to 17	2,741	14.9%
18 to 24	1,443	7.8%
25 to 34	1,976	10.7%
35 to 44	2,138	11.6%
45 to 54	2,074	11.3%
55 to 64	2,434	13.2%
65 to 74	2,506	13.6%
75 and over	2,218	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,409	72.8%
Black or African American	78	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.2%
Asian	673	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	63	0.3%
Two or more races	1,068	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,079	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate15.5%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree28.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	697	5.2%
High school graduate	2,068	15.5%
Some college or associate's	4,639	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,804	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,138	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle2.9%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,148	70.7%
Carpooled	1,009	11.6%
Public transit	4	0.0%
Walked	183	2.1%
Bicycle	249	2.9%
Worked from home	997	11.5%
Other means	100	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,649	34.4%
15 to 29 min	3,159	41.1%
30 to 44 min	1,088	14.1%
45 to 59 min	380	4.9%
60+ min	417	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 4.6% (848 of 18,264)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,009	65.3%
Nonfamily households	2,657	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,666	93.5%
Vacant	532	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,775	62.3%
Renter-occupied	2,891	37.7%

1-unit, detached63.7%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,223	63.7%
1-unit, attached	840	10.2%
2 to 4 units	356	4.3%
5 to 19 units	656	8.0%
20 or more units	586	7.1%
Mobile home & other	537	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0602868
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1241, -120.5845