California Polytechnic State University vs Pismo Beach

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

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

Pismo Beach has the higher population (8,024 vs 7,529 in California Polytechnic State University). Pismo Beach has the higher median home value ($992,900 vs $518,800 in California Polytechnic State University).

Population, income & housing

	California Polytechnic State University	Pismo Beach
Population	7,529	8,024
Median age	19.2 yrs	55.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$112,913
Median home value	$518,800	$992,900
Median gross rent	—	$2,298
Housing units	112	6,060
Homeownership rate	61.7%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.8%	50.1%
Unemployment rate	17.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California Polytechnic State University	Pismo Beach
Population	7,713 → 7,529 (-2.4%)	8,180 → 8,024 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$166,500 → $183,750 (+10.4%)	$84,484 → $112,913 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$437,000 → $518,800 (+18.7%)	$768,600 → $992,900 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,774 → $2,298 (+29.5%)

California Polytechnic State University

Population

7,7137,529

Median household income

$166,500$183,750

Median home value

$437,000$518,800

Pismo Beach

Population

8,1808,024

Median household income

$84,484$112,913

Median home value

$768,600$992,900

Median gross rent

$1,774$2,298

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Pismo Beach
Under 5	0.1%	2.5%
5 to 17	1.6%	8.5%
18 to 24	96.6%	3.3%
25 to 34	0.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	0.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	0.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	18.4%
65 to 74	0.1%	17.7%
75 and over	0.1%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Pismo Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	79.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	16.6%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	7.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	22.9%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California Polytechnic State University	Pismo Beach
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.4%
High school graduate	0.0%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	51.5%	20.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Pismo Beach
Drove alone	16.0%	71.1%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	55.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	6.4%	0.9%
Worked from home	13.0%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Pismo Beach
1-unit, detached	0.0%	55.8%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	62.5%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	7.7%
20 or more units	14.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	California Polytechnic State University	Pismo Beach
Poverty rate	10.1%	8.1%
Average household size	2.65	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	—	1986