People QuickFacts San Luis Obispo California Population, 2011 estimate 45,525 37,691,912 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 45,119 37,253,956 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.9% 1.2% Population, 2010 45,119 37,253,956 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 3.3% 6.8% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 12.2% 25.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.0% 11.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 47.8% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 84.5% 57.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.2% 6.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.2% 13.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.4% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.0% 4.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 14.7% 37.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 75.8% 40.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 63.5% 84.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 9.2% 27.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 15.6% 43.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 91.7% 80.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 45.0% 30.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 14.7 26.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 37.6% 57.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 39.7% 30.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $588,400 $458,500 Households, 2006-2010 19,734 12,392,852 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.21 2.89 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $26,204 $29,188 Median household income 2006-2010 $40,812 $60,883 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 31.3% 13.7%     Business QuickFacts San Luis Obispo California Total number of firms, 2007 5,646 3,425,510 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 4.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 14.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.4% 16.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.4% 30.3%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 166,567 491,372,092 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 312,901 598,456,486 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,283,291 455,032,270 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $29,499 $12,561 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 223,943 80,852,787     Geography QuickFacts San Luis Obispo California Land area in square miles, 2010 12.78 155,779.22 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,531.3 239.1 FIPS Code 68154 06 Counties San Luis Obispo County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts