San Simeon

Population: 301
Median household income: $54,705
Median home value: $276,600

San Simeon, a community in San Luis Obispo County, California, has 301 residents. At $54,705, its median household income sits below San Luis Obispo County's $93,398.

From 2019 to 2023, San Simeon's population declined 54.3% from 658 to 301, while its median home value fell 4.1% from $288,300 to $276,600.

18.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 301
Median age: 59.3 yrs
Median household income: $54,705
Median home value: $276,600
Median gross rent: $1,343
Housing units: 296
Homeownership rate: 40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

658301

Median household income

$52,578$54,705

Median home value

$288,300$276,600

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,343

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	658	$52,578	$288,300	$1,111
2020	550	$49,194	$281,100	$1,119
2021	510	$50,486	$281,800	$1,152
2022	307	$58,125	$289,700	$1,450
2023	301	$54,705	$276,600	$1,343

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 2418.6%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 6452.2%

65 to 7418.3%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	56	18.6%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	17	5.6%
55 to 64	157	52.2%
65 to 74	55	18.3%
75 and over	16	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	114	37.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	187	62.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma46.5%

High school graduate15.1%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	114	46.5%
High school graduate	37	15.1%
Some college or associate's	84	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	10	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	169	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	97	57.4%
15 to 29 min	72	42.6%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.74
Poverty rate: 4.0% (12 of 301)

	Count	Share
Family households	71	41.0%
Nonfamily households	102	59.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	173	58.4%
Vacant	123	41.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	70	40.5%
Renter-occupied	103	59.5%

1-unit, detached18.9%

1-unit, attached31.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units22.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	56	18.9%
1-unit, attached	93	31.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	66	22.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81	27.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0668434
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.6182, -121.1374