Cayucos

Population: 2,517
Median household income: $82,778
Median home value: $947,000

Cayucos, a community in San Luis Obispo County, California, has 2,517 residents. The median household income of $82,778 is below the San Luis Obispo County median ($93,398).

From 2019 to 2023, Cayucos's population declined 4.3% from 2,630 to 2,517, while its median home value rose 23.0% from $770,100 to $947,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 75.4% of the population. 72.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,517
Median age: 60.1 yrs
Median household income: $82,778
Median home value: $947,000
Median gross rent: $1,551
Housing units: 2,394
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6302,517

Median household income

$64,246$82,778

Median home value

$770,100$947,000

Median gross rent

$1,257$1,551

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,630	$64,246	$770,100	$1,257
2020	2,228	$70,602	$796,600	$1,327
2021	2,133	$77,963	$853,800	$1,530
2022	2,361	$81,366	$903,700	$1,488
2023	2,517	$82,778	$947,000	$1,551

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 174.3%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6423.5%

65 to 7424.2%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	1.2%
5 to 17	108	4.3%
18 to 24	134	5.3%
25 to 34	181	7.2%
35 to 44	180	7.2%
45 to 54	394	15.7%
55 to 64	592	23.5%
65 to 74	610	24.2%
75 and over	287	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,899	75.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	46	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	45	1.8%
Two or more races	154	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	373	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate15.6%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree15.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	3.8%
High school graduate	350	15.6%
Some college or associate's	845	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	622	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	341	15.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	902	72.1%
Carpooled	82	6.6%
Public transit	10	0.8%
Walked	17	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	240	19.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	304	30.1%
15 to 29 min	372	36.8%
30 to 44 min	191	18.9%
45 to 59 min	42	4.2%
60+ min	102	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.92
Poverty rate: 6.0% (151 of 2,517)

	Count	Share
Family households	832	63.6%
Nonfamily households	476	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,308	54.6%
Vacant	1,086	45.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	747	57.1%
Renter-occupied	561	42.9%

1-unit, detached81.2%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,944	81.2%
1-unit, attached	28	1.2%
2 to 4 units	193	8.1%
5 to 19 units	177	7.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0612132
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.93 sq mi
Center point: 35.4396, -120.8898