Santa Margarita

Population: 665
Median home value: $643,100

Located in San Luis Obispo County, California, Santa Margarita is a community with a population of 665. Its median home value of $643,100 runs below the San Luis Obispo County figure of $777,200.

Between 2019 and 2023, Santa Margarita's population declined 40.7% from 1,122 to 665, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $525,300 to $643,100.

50.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 34.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 665
Median age: 62.3 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $643,100
Median gross rent: $634
Housing units: 459
Homeownership rate: 34.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,122665

Median home value

$525,300$643,100

Median gross rent

$978$634

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,122	$49,071	$525,300	$978
2020	1,025	—	$511,000	$536
2021	800	—	—	$584
2022	698	—	$650,900	$633
2023	665	—	$643,100	$634

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 244.7%

25 to 3423.5%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6421.4%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over28.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	31	4.7%
25 to 34	156	23.5%
35 to 44	102	15.3%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	142	21.4%
65 to 74	45	6.8%
75 and over	189	28.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	549	82.6%
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	64	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	52	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's8.5%

Bachelor's degree39.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	2.1%
High school graduate	249	39.3%
Some college or associate's	54	8.5%
Bachelor's degree	251	39.6%
Graduate or professional degree	67	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone36.3%

Carpooled26.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle3.3%

Worked from home34.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	143	36.3%
Carpooled	103	26.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	13	3.3%
Worked from home	135	34.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	103	39.8%
15 to 29 min	113	43.6%
30 to 44 min	30	11.6%
45 to 59 min	13	5.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.53
Poverty rate: 2.1% (14 of 665)

	Count	Share
Family households	210	48.3%
Nonfamily households	225	51.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	435	94.8%
Vacant	24	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	151	34.7%
Renter-occupied	284	65.3%

1-unit, detached48.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other51.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	221	48.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	238	51.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0669182
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3894, -120.6082