Intro Demographics Top 20 Employers Real Estate Community Government  Services Download a PDF of the full report For further information contact San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center 1039 Chorro Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Telephone: 805.781.2777 Fax: 805.786.2769 Send email Websites: www.slochamber.org www.visitslo.com www.slo-business.com       2010 Community Economic Profile for the City of San Luis Obispo with additional information about San Luis Obispo County Prepared by the Research Department of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce Demographics Economic Trends and Growth in Population (Census Data) San Luis Obispo County has recently seen some interesting demographic trends. Most notably, the County’s population growth rate continues at a slight decrease, growing .8% larger between 2008 and 2009.   2009 2008 2000 1990 City population 44,750 44,489 44,174 41,958 County population 270,429  266,372  246,681 217,162 The median age is 30.09 in the city and 37.6 in the county. Average household size in the county is 2.403. The male-female breakdown in the city is 22,670-21,483. In the county, it's 134,989-128,442.   County Median Household Income $60,534 Median Family Income $72,327 Population breakdown Arroyo Grande 17,080 Atascadero 28,438 Cambria 6,597 Grover Beach 13,254 Morro Bay 10,555 Nipomo 13,367 Oceano 7,686 Paso Robles 29,949 Pismo Beach 8,660 San Luis Obispo city 44,750 Unincorporated areas 115,15 Age Distribution in San Luis Obispo County 5 To 20 Years   23%                  21 To 34 Years 18% 35 To 54 Years 37% 55 To 64 Years 11% 65 Years and Older 11% 2008 Est. Pop. Age 25+ by Educational Attainment County No High School Graduate  7.8% High School Graduate  23% Some College  36.4% Bachelor’s Degree 19% Grad. or Prof. Degree 13.8% Race-Ethnic Diversity County Non-Hispanic White 73% Asian 4.1% African American 1% Hispanic or Latino 19.1%