Los Osos

Population: 15,048
Median household income: $103,504
Median home value: $728,000

Los Osos is a community in San Luis Obispo County, California, home to 15,048 residents. The median household income of $103,504 is above the San Luis Obispo County median ($93,398).

From 2019 to 2023, Los Osos's population declined 9.0% from 16,533 to 15,048, while its median home value rose 32.0% from $551,500 to $728,000.

The median gross rent is $1,909. 50.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,048
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $103,504
Median home value: $728,000
Median gross rent: $1,909
Housing units: 6,571
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,53315,048

Median household income

$77,807$103,504

Median home value

$551,500$728,000

Median gross rent

$1,520$1,909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,533	$77,807	$551,500	$1,520
2020	16,174	$81,707	$591,600	$1,596
2021	15,692	$82,894	$616,100	$1,721
2022	15,523	$91,902	$701,900	$1,833
2023	15,048	$103,504	$728,000	$1,909

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	930	6.2%
5 to 17	1,895	12.6%
18 to 24	863	5.7%
25 to 34	1,646	10.9%
35 to 44	1,969	13.1%
45 to 54	1,676	11.1%
55 to 64	2,076	13.8%
65 to 74	2,494	16.6%
75 and over	1,499	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,970	72.9%
Black or African American	90	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.2%
Asian	566	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.1%
Some other race	94	0.6%
Two or more races	426	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,861	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate12.6%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree30.4%

Graduate or professional degree19.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	651	5.7%
High school graduate	1,428	12.6%
Some college or associate's	3,594	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,457	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,230	19.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone69.4%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,937	69.4%
Carpooled	566	8.0%
Public transit	19	0.3%
Walked	284	4.0%
Bicycle	83	1.2%
Worked from home	1,114	15.7%
Other means	114	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,847	30.8%
15 to 29 min	2,911	48.5%
30 to 44 min	726	12.1%
45 to 59 min	376	6.3%
60+ min	143	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 8.4% (1,253 of 14,932)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,089	65.8%
Nonfamily households	2,128	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,217	94.6%
Vacant	354	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,331	69.7%
Renter-occupied	1,886	30.3%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,152	78.4%
1-unit, attached	248	3.8%
2 to 4 units	577	8.8%
5 to 19 units	105	1.6%
20 or more units	57	0.9%
Mobile home & other	432	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0644182
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.3071, -120.8245