Lake Nacimiento

Population: 3,464
Median household income: $85,000
Median home value: $475,700

Lake Nacimiento is a community in San Luis Obispo County, California, home to 3,464 residents. The median household income of $85,000 is below the San Luis Obispo County median ($93,398).

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Nacimiento's population grew 16.2% from 2,981 to 3,464, while its median home value rose 29.8% from $366,400 to $475,700.

61.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,464
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $85,000
Median home value: $475,700
Median gross rent: $1,971
Housing units: 1,961
Homeownership rate: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9813,464

Median household income

$70,000$85,000

Median home value

$366,400$475,700

Median gross rent

$1,760$1,971

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,981	$70,000	$366,400	$1,760
2020	3,021	$72,101	$382,000	$1,745
2021	3,050	$74,430	$382,100	$1,873
2022	3,205	$78,250	$440,400	$1,938
2023	3,464	$85,000	$475,700	$1,971

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	279	8.1%
5 to 17	590	17.0%
18 to 24	76	2.2%
25 to 34	474	13.7%
35 to 44	528	15.2%
45 to 54	422	12.2%
55 to 64	433	12.5%
65 to 74	535	15.4%
75 and over	127	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,426	70.0%
Black or African American	66	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	37	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.5%
Some other race	113	3.3%
Two or more races	102	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	704	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's52.8%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	135	5.4%
High school graduate	546	21.7%
Some college or associate's	1,329	52.8%
Bachelor's degree	291	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	218	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 44 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,160	74.9%
Carpooled	81	5.2%
Public transit	25	1.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	251	16.2%
Other means	31	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	103	7.9%
15 to 29 min	445	34.3%
30 to 44 min	290	22.4%
45 to 59 min	135	10.4%
60+ min	324	25.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 4.9% (170 of 3,464)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,008	73.8%
Nonfamily households	358	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,366	69.7%
Vacant	595	30.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,139	83.4%
Renter-occupied	227	16.6%

1-unit, detached61.8%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,211	61.8%
1-unit, attached	31	1.6%
2 to 4 units	89	4.5%
5 to 19 units	45	2.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	585	29.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0639670
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.7310, -120.8695