Cities / California / San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

47,529 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, San Luis Obispo)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

FAT

116 mi — Fresno Yosemite International Airport

Population & People

Population

47,529

Median age

26.3

Median household income

$73,685

Poverty rate

30.4%

Unemployment rate

7.0%

Bachelor's degree+

54.4%

Avg. commute

13 min

Hispanic or Latino

18.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$935,100

Median gross rent

$1,965/mo

Homeownership rate

40.25%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,070

HUD Fair Market Rent (California statewide average across 58 areas — not specific to San Luis Obispo), 2026. Efficiency $1526, 1BR $1661, 2BR $2070, 3BR $2775, 4BR $3190. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

California gasoline midgrade

$5.81

California commercial electricity

26.36¢/kWh

California industrial electricity

21.62¢/kWh

California residential electricity

32.54¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

4250840.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

3388904.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for California

974.97

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Source: FRED, California-specific series.

Nearby Airports

FAT

Fresno Yosemite International Airport

116 mi away

BUR

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport

150 mi away

LAX

Los Angeles International Airport

158 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (California energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (California economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).