Grover Beach

Population: 12,687
Median household income: $82,534
Median home value: $691,900

Grover Beach is a community in San Luis Obispo County, California, home to 12,687 residents. The median household income of $82,534 is below the San Luis Obispo County median ($93,398).

From 2019 to 2023, Grover Beach's population declined 6.3% from 13,535 to 12,687, while its median home value rose 40.1% from $493,700 to $691,900.

The typical home was built around 1977. 12.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,687
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $82,534
Median home value: $691,900
Median gross rent: $1,921
Housing units: 5,757
Homeownership rate: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,53512,687

Median household income

$64,217$82,534

Median home value

$493,700$691,900

Median gross rent

$1,481$1,921

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,535	$64,217	$493,700	$1,481
2020	13,481	$66,408	$536,300	$1,545
2021	12,846	$77,637	$577,300	$1,682
2022	12,757	$80,438	$639,400	$1,799
2023	12,687	$82,534	$691,900	$1,921

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	565	4.5%
5 to 17	1,986	15.7%
18 to 24	836	6.6%
25 to 34	1,853	14.6%
35 to 44	2,216	17.5%
45 to 54	1,373	10.8%
55 to 64	1,599	12.6%
65 to 74	1,452	11.4%
75 and over	807	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,993	55.1%
Black or African American	133	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	265	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	48	0.4%
Some other race	68	0.5%
Two or more races	355	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,812	37.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.9%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,569	16.9%
High school graduate	2,491	26.8%
Some college or associate's	2,740	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,424	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,076	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit2.3%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,723	72.6%
Carpooled	482	7.4%
Public transit	152	2.3%
Walked	199	3.1%
Bicycle	10	0.2%
Worked from home	864	13.3%
Other means	73	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,821	32.3%
15 to 29 min	2,908	51.6%
30 to 44 min	731	13.0%
45 to 59 min	92	1.6%
60+ min	87	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 12.7% (1,614 of 12,659)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,341	67.2%
Nonfamily households	1,632	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,973	86.4%
Vacant	784	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,755	55.4%
Renter-occupied	2,218	44.6%

1-unit, detached61.8%

1-unit, attached12.9%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,556	61.8%
1-unit, attached	740	12.9%
2 to 4 units	978	17.0%
5 to 19 units	237	4.1%
20 or more units	24	0.4%
Mobile home & other	222	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0631393
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1209, -120.6197