Los Ranchos

Population: 1,521
Median household income: $146,667
Median home value: $1,231,000

Los Ranchos, a community in San Luis Obispo County, California, has 1,521 residents. Its median household income of $146,667 runs above the San Luis Obispo County figure of $93,398.

Between 2019 and 2023, Los Ranchos's population declined 7.2% from 1,639 to 1,521, while its median home value rose 24.1% from $992,100 to $1,231,000.

The typical home was built around 1982. 0.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,521
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $146,667
Median home value: $1,231,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 655
Homeownership rate: 93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6391,521

Median household income

$180,875$146,667

Median home value

$992,100$1,231,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,639	$180,875	$992,100
2020	1,675	$198,056	$1,044,200
2021	1,548	$160,987	$1,053,100
2022	1,571	$148,500	$1,153,800
2023	1,521	$146,667	$1,231,000

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 343.5%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over17.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	3.1%
5 to 17	351	23.1%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	53	3.5%
35 to 44	204	13.4%
45 to 54	151	9.9%
55 to 64	231	15.2%
65 to 74	221	14.5%
75 and over	263	17.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,244	81.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	55	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	197	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate4.0%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree37.7%

Graduate or professional degree31.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	45	4.0%
Some college or associate's	307	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	423	37.7%
Graduate or professional degree	348	31.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	456	83.1%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	15.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	213	45.8%
15 to 29 min	168	36.1%
30 to 44 min	73	15.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	11	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 0.4% (6 of 1,521)

	Count	Share
Family households	467	74.1%
Nonfamily households	163	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	630	96.2%
Vacant	25	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	591	93.8%
Renter-occupied	39	6.2%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	591	90.2%
1-unit, attached	35	5.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0644242
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2127, -120.6280