California Polytechnic State University vs Oceano

A side-by-side comparison of California Polytechnic State University and Oceano: population, income, housing, and more.

California Polytechnic State University and Oceano are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

California Polytechnic State University has the higher population (7,529 vs 7,098 in Oceano). California Polytechnic State University has the higher median home value ($518,800 vs $518,500 in Oceano). Since 2019, California Polytechnic State University's population has grown faster (-2.4% vs -5.2%).

Population, income & housing

	California Polytechnic State University	Oceano
Population	7,529	7,098
Median age	19.2 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$69,448
Median home value	$518,800	$518,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,424
Housing units	112	3,503
Homeownership rate	61.7%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.8%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	17.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California Polytechnic State University	Oceano
Population	7,713 → 7,529 (-2.4%)	7,487 → 7,098 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$166,500 → $183,750 (+10.4%)	$67,742 → $69,448 (+2.5%)
Median home value	$437,000 → $518,800 (+18.7%)	$392,000 → $518,500 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,250 → $1,424 (+13.9%)

California Polytechnic State University

Population

7,7137,529

Median household income

$166,500$183,750

Median home value

$437,000$518,800

Oceano

Population

7,4877,098

Median household income

$67,742$69,448

Median home value

$392,000$518,500

Median gross rent

$1,250$1,424

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Oceano
Under 5	0.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	1.6%	15.1%
18 to 24	96.6%	4.6%
25 to 34	0.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	0.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	0.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	9.7%
65 to 74	0.1%	12.8%
75 and over	0.1%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Oceano
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	51.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	22.9%	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California Polytechnic State University	Oceano
No high school diploma	0.0%	20.1%
High school graduate	0.0%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	51.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Oceano
Drove alone	16.0%	73.0%
Carpooled	8.9%	10.4%
Public transit	0.4%	1.0%
Walked	55.2%	1.8%
Bicycle	6.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.0%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Oceano
1-unit, detached	0.0%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	62.5%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	4.2%
20 or more units	14.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	California Polytechnic State University	Oceano
Poverty rate	10.1%	17.1%
Average household size	2.65	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	—	1978