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San Luis Obispo city, California

CA · population 48,491 · GEOID 0668154

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Unemployment (san luis obispo county) is worse than the national figure. Median gross rent is worse than the national figure.

U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · ±43 · pulled 2026-10-31

data 2026.10 · built 2026-10-31 · pulled 2026-10-31

Population

48,491

0.12% of California · 48,491 of 39,287,377

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · ±43 · pulled 2026-10-31

Unemployment (San Luis Obispo County)

4.6%

+0.6 pts above the United Statesworse

2024-012026-09

This placeUnited States

Table, 32 periods
Unemployment (San Luis Obispo County), against United States
PeriodThis placeUnited StatesMargin
2024-014.2%4.1%—
2024-024.2%4.2%—
2024-033.9%3.9%—
2024-043.5%3.5%—
2024-053.1%3.7%—
2024-064.2%4.3%—
2024-074.4%4.5%—
2024-084.5%4.4%—
2024-094.0%3.9%—
2024-104.0%3.9%—
2024-114.1%4.0%—
2024-123.8%3.8%—
2025-014.3%4.4%—
2025-024.3%4.5%—
2025-034.1%4.2%—
2025-043.8%3.9%—
2025-053.6%4.0%—
2025-064.5%4.4%—
2025-074.9%4.6%—
2025-084.9%4.5%—
2025-094.7%4.3%—
2025-114.6%4.3%—
2025-124.3%4.1%—
2026-014.6%4.7%—
2026-024.4%4.7%—
2026-034.1%4.3%—
2026-044.0%4.0%—
2026-053.6%4.1%—
2026-064.3%4.4%—
2026-074.5%4.4%—
2026-084.7%4.3%—
2026-094.6%4.0%—

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Local Area Unemployment Statistics · LAUCN060790000000003 · 2026-09 · pulled 2026-10-31

Median gross rent

$1,965

worse than the United States

This place $1,965
California $2,036
United States $1,413

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B25064 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Output (San Luis Obispo County)

$24.5B

+6.3% vs 2023

20162024
Table, 9 periods
Output (San Luis Obispo County)
PeriodOutput (San Luis Obispo County)Margin
2016$16.4B—
2017$16.8B—
2018$17.6B—
2019$18.1B—
2020$18.2B—
2021$20.3B—
2022$22.0B—
2023$23.1B—
2024$24.5B—

California $4048.1B · this place is 0.61% of the state

This measure has no national series.

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · BEA Regional, CAGDP2 · CAGDP2-1 · 2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Federal obligations (San Luis Obispo County)

$181.7M

−12.4% vs FY2025

FY2021FY2026
Table, 6 periods
Federal obligations (San Luis Obispo County)
PeriodFederal obligations (San Luis Obispo County)Margin
FY2021$166.5M—
FY2022$165.7M—
FY2023$202.8M—
FY2024$213.3M—
FY2025$207.4M—
FY2026$181.7M—

This measure has no state or national series.

Receipt USAspending.gov · Federal award obligations by county · spending_by_geography · FY2026 · pulled 2026-10-31

More about this place

Median age 26.3 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Bachelor's degree or higher 54.4% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Poverty rate 30.4% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Labor force participation 62.8% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median home value $935,100 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median household income $73,685 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Unemployment rate, five-year average 7.0% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Consumer price index (United States) 336 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2026-09-01
30-year fixed mortgage rate (United States) 7.2% Freddie Mac · 2026-10-29
Share of California 0.12% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024