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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 246,681
Land Area (2000): 8,558.153 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 806.064 square kilometers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	237,800	2002	255,744	2005	256,256
2000	242,147	2003	256,067	2006	257,779
2001	251,265	2004	256,038	2007	256,373

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	400,492	80.75%
Rural, Farm	7,866	1.59%
Rural, Non-farm	87,626	17.67%

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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	99,814	95,178	4,637	4.65%	46
1991	96,085	90,256	5,829	6.07%	61
1992	99,613	92,114	7,500	7.53%	75
1993	101,307	92,983	8,325	8.22%	82
1994	99,851	92,650	7,201	7.21%	72
1995	100,859	94,230	6,629	6.57%	66
1996	102,200	96,417	5,783	5.66%	57
1997	105,346	100,300	5,046	4.79%	48
1998	108,210	103,680	4,530	4.19%	42
1999	111,261	107,630	3,630	3.26%	33
2000	122,463	117,530	4,933	4.03%	40
2001	126,176	121,098	5,078	4.02%	40
2002	129,031	123,012	6,020	4.67%	47
2003	128,853	122,774	6,079	4.72%	47
2004	130,621	124,633	5,988	4.58%	46
2005	132,898	127,188	5,711	4.30%	43
2006	134,529	129,211	5,318	3.95%	40
2007	137,153	131,259	5,895	4.30%	43
2008	138,415	130,854	7,561	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	97,454	93,359	4,095	4.20%	42
Feb 1990	100,350	96,558	3,792	3.78%	38
Mar 1990	101,001	97,275	3,726	3.69%	37
Apr 1990	101,668	97,870	3,798	3.74%	37
May 1990	102,122	97,920	4,202	4.11%	41
Jun 1990	100,718	96,251	4,467	4.44%	44
Jul 1990	99,760	94,736	5,024	5.04%	50
Aug 1990	100,508	95,633	4,875	4.85%	49
Sep 1990	99,264	94,156	5,108	5.15%	51
Oct 1990	97,609	92,615	4,994	5.12%	51
Nov 1990	99,313	93,544	5,769	5.81%	58
Dec 1990	98,005	92,214	5,791	5.91%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	93,683	87,492	6,191	6.61%	66
Feb 1991	94,553	88,494	6,059	6.41%	64
Mar 1991	94,268	88,295	5,973	6.34%	63
Apr 1991	98,449	92,642	5,807	5.90%	59
May 1991	98,032	92,316	5,716	5.83%	58
Jun 1991	98,755	92,942	5,813	5.89%	59
Jul 1991	95,006	89,098	5,908	6.22%	62
Aug 1991	95,652	90,199	5,453	5.70%	57
Sep 1991	94,808	89,478	5,330	5.62%	56
Oct 1991	96,534	91,133	5,401	5.59%	56
Nov 1991	97,144	91,169	5,975	6.15%	62
Dec 1991	96,136	89,812	6,324	6.58%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	97,954	90,534	7,420	7.57%	76
Feb 1992	100,205	91,965	8,240	8.22%	82
Mar 1992	100,527	93,139	7,388	7.35%	73
Apr 1992	99,385	92,605	6,780	6.82%	68
May 1992	100,005	93,024	6,981	6.98%	70
Jun 1992	101,373	93,865	7,508	7.41%	74
Jul 1992	98,958	91,269	7,689	7.77%	78
Aug 1992	99,079	91,724	7,355	7.42%	74
Sep 1992	98,873	91,811	7,062	7.14%	71
Oct 1992	100,261	93,244	7,017	7.00%	70
Nov 1992	100,187	92,012	8,175	8.16%	82
Dec 1992	98,554	90,170	8,384	8.51%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	96,545	87,074	9,471	9.81%	98
Feb 1993	98,347	89,097	9,250	9.41%	94
Mar 1993	98,139	89,848	8,291	8.45%	84
Apr 1993	100,698	92,970	7,728	7.67%	77
May 1993	103,070	94,945	8,125	7.88%	79
Jun 1993	103,628	95,163	8,465	8.17%	82
Jul 1993	101,341	92,438	8,903	8.79%	88
Aug 1993	101,661	93,386	8,275	8.14%	81
Sep 1993	102,222	94,154	8,068	7.89%	79
Oct 1993	103,716	95,885	7,831	7.55%	76
Nov 1993	104,085	96,204	7,881	7.57%	76
Dec 1993	102,232	94,626	7,606	7.44%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	96,717	88,106	8,611	8.90%	89
Feb 1994	98,869	90,640	8,229	8.32%	83
Mar 1994	98,580	91,081	7,499	7.61%	76
Apr 1994	97,629	90,742	6,887	7.05%	71
May 1994	99,669	92,630	7,039	7.06%	71
Jun 1994	99,801	92,470	7,331	7.35%	73
Jul 1994	101,078	93,397	7,681	7.60%	76
Aug 1994	100,296	93,005	7,291	7.27%	73
Sep 1994	100,834	94,240	6,594	6.54%	65
Oct 1994	102,301	96,237	6,064	5.93%	59
Nov 1994	101,963	95,138	6,825	6.69%	67
Dec 1994	100,470	94,108	6,362	6.33%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	101,276	93,037	8,239	8.14%	81
Feb 1995	101,031	93,967	7,064	6.99%	70
Mar 1995	101,031	94,136	6,895	6.82%	68
Apr 1995	100,751	94,070	6,681	6.63%	66
May 1995	101,072	94,627	6,445	6.38%	64
Jun 1995	101,194	94,559	6,635	6.56%	66
Jul 1995	99,294	92,442	6,852	6.90%	69
Aug 1995	99,305	92,757	6,548	6.59%	66
Sep 1995	100,447	94,365	6,082	6.05%	61
Oct 1995	103,031	97,383	5,648	5.48%	55
Nov 1995	101,930	95,537	6,393	6.27%	63
Dec 1995	99,948	93,878	6,070	6.07%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	99,211	92,335	6,876	6.93%	69
Feb 1996	100,544	94,044	6,500	6.46%	65
Mar 1996	102,474	96,346	6,128	5.98%	60
Apr 1996	103,168	97,780	5,388	5.22%	52
May 1996	103,576	98,340	5,236	5.06%	51
Jun 1996	103,961	98,323	5,638	5.42%	54
Jul 1996	102,152	96,022	6,130	6.00%	60
Aug 1996	101,651	96,067	5,584	5.49%	55
Sep 1996	101,386	95,893	5,493	5.42%	54
Oct 1996	104,023	98,764	5,259	5.06%	51
Nov 1996	102,582	96,832	5,750	5.61%	56
Dec 1996	101,677	96,260	5,417	5.33%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	101,523	95,189	6,334	6.24%	62
Feb 1997	102,487	96,802	5,685	5.55%	55
Mar 1997	104,387	98,901	5,486	5.26%	53
Apr 1997	106,696	102,037	4,659	4.37%	44
May 1997	106,135	101,933	4,202	3.96%	40
Jun 1997	106,095	101,159	4,936	4.65%	47
Jul 1997	103,827	98,674	5,153	4.96%	50
Aug 1997	105,791	100,805	4,986	4.71%	47
Sep 1997	105,239	100,382	4,857	4.62%	46
Oct 1997	107,265	102,680	4,585	4.27%	43
Nov 1997	108,128	103,274	4,854	4.49%	45
Dec 1997	106,574	101,764	4,810	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	106,337	101,201	5,136	4.83%	48
Feb 1998	108,458	103,699	4,759	4.39%	44
Mar 1998	106,974	102,297	4,677	4.37%	44
Apr 1998	107,162	102,690	4,472	4.17%	42
May 1998	108,288	103,988	4,300	3.97%	40
Jun 1998	110,084	105,450	4,634	4.21%	42
Jul 1998	107,630	102,943	4,687	4.35%	44
Aug 1998	107,207	102,610	4,597	4.29%	43
Sep 1998	107,495	102,871	4,624	4.30%	43
Oct 1998	108,820	104,465	4,355	4.00%	40
Nov 1998	109,949	105,870	4,079	3.71%	37
Dec 1998	110,114	106,079	4,035	3.66%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	109,571	105,205	4,366	3.98%	40
Feb 1999	109,415	105,342	4,073	3.72%	37
Mar 1999	110,366	106,476	3,890	3.52%	35
Apr 1999	110,424	106,839	3,585	3.25%	32
May 1999	110,032	106,762	3,270	2.97%	30
Jun 1999	112,006	108,196	3,810	3.40%	34
Jul 1999	109,618	105,676	3,942	3.60%	36
Aug 1999	110,969	107,454	3,515	3.17%	32
Sep 1999	111,316	108,023	3,293	2.96%	30
Oct 1999	113,576	110,553	3,023	2.66%	27
Nov 1999	113,791	110,419	3,372	2.96%	30
Dec 1999	114,045	110,619	3,426	3.00%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	120,050	114,865	5,185	4.32%	43
Feb 2000	120,939	115,777	5,162	4.27%	43
Mar 2000	121,225	115,916	5,309	4.38%	44
Apr 2000	122,212	117,600	4,612	3.77%	38
May 2000	123,126	118,376	4,750	3.86%	39
Jun 2000	124,041	118,712	5,329	4.30%	43
Jul 2000	123,390	117,837	5,553	4.50%	45
Aug 2000	122,070	116,802	5,268	4.32%	43
Sep 2000	121,904	117,318	4,586	3.76%	38
Oct 2000	124,500	120,005	4,495	3.61%	36
Nov 2000	123,263	118,564	4,699	3.81%	38
Dec 2000	122,840	118,592	4,248	3.46%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	122,689	117,393	5,296	4.32%	43
Feb 2001	124,386	119,311	5,075	4.08%	41
Mar 2001	124,263	119,047	5,216	4.20%	42
Apr 2001	125,679	121,070	4,609	3.67%	37
May 2001	125,980	121,843	4,137	3.28%	33
Jun 2001	128,712	123,668	5,044	3.92%	39
Jul 2001	127,798	122,524	5,274	4.13%	41
Aug 2001	126,120	120,845	5,275	4.18%	42
Sep 2001	125,228	120,245	4,983	3.98%	40
Oct 2001	127,558	122,299	5,259	4.12%	41
Nov 2001	127,878	122,432	5,446	4.26%	43
Dec 2001	127,815	122,494	5,321	4.16%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	127,081	121,130	5,951	4.68%	47
Feb 2002	129,389	123,663	5,726	4.43%	44
Mar 2002	129,538	123,543	5,995	4.63%	46
Apr 2002	129,148	123,550	5,598	4.33%	43
May 2002	129,786	124,536	5,250	4.05%	40
Jun 2002	131,864	125,600	6,264	4.75%	48
Jul 2002	130,235	123,692	6,543	5.02%	50
Aug 2002	128,258	121,833	6,425	5.01%	50
Sep 2002	128,670	122,770	5,900	4.59%	46
Oct 2002	129,127	123,034	6,093	4.72%	47
Nov 2002	128,324	121,965	6,359	4.96%	50
Dec 2002	126,955	120,825	6,130	4.83%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	128,336	121,946	6,390	4.98%	50
Feb 2003	129,056	122,814	6,242	4.84%	48
Mar 2003	128,349	122,093	6,256	4.87%	49
Apr 2003	128,845	122,936	5,909	4.59%	46
May 2003	128,876	123,311	5,565	4.32%	43
Jun 2003	130,548	124,035	6,513	4.99%	50
Jul 2003	127,836	121,301	6,535	5.11%	51
Aug 2003	128,408	122,134	6,274	4.89%	49
Sep 2003	127,950	122,155	5,795	4.53%	45
Oct 2003	130,690	124,675	6,015	4.60%	46
Nov 2003	129,536	123,590	5,946	4.59%	46
Dec 2003	127,810	122,299	5,511	4.31%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	129,781	123,571	6,210	4.78%	48
Feb 2004	130,453	124,377	6,076	4.66%	47
Mar 2004	131,220	124,809	6,411	4.89%	49
Apr 2004	130,205	124,413	5,792	4.45%	44
May 2004	130,326	124,550	5,776	4.43%	44
Jun 2004	131,330	124,888	6,442	4.91%	49
Jul 2004	130,751	124,125	6,626	5.07%	51
Aug 2004	130,036	124,047	5,989	4.61%	46
Sep 2004	131,124	125,525	5,599	4.27%	43
Oct 2004	132,295	126,648	5,647	4.27%	43
Nov 2004	130,417	124,686	5,731	4.39%	44
Dec 2004	129,515	123,960	5,555	4.29%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	130,441	124,037	6,404	4.91%	49
Feb 2005	131,791	125,566	6,225	4.72%	47
Mar 2005	132,545	126,621	5,924	4.47%	45
Apr 2005	132,542	127,160	5,382	4.06%	41
May 2005	132,988	127,655	5,333	4.01%	40
Jun 2005	134,572	128,630	5,942	4.42%	44
Jul 2005	133,455	127,448	6,007	4.50%	45
Aug 2005	133,154	127,466	5,688	4.27%	43
Sep 2005	133,294	127,736	5,558	4.17%	42
Oct 2005	135,221	129,817	5,404	4.00%	40
Nov 2005	132,729	127,219	5,510	4.15%	42
Dec 2005	132,049	126,900	5,149	3.90%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	131,881	126,184	5,697	4.32%	43
Feb 2006	133,429	127,744	5,685	4.26%	43
Mar 2006	133,502	128,098	5,404	4.05%	40
Apr 2006	133,532	128,442	5,090	3.81%	38
May 2006	134,493	129,687	4,806	3.57%	36
Jun 2006	136,011	130,374	5,637	4.14%	41
Jul 2006	134,728	128,877	5,851	4.34%	43
Aug 2006	133,966	128,536	5,430	4.05%	41
Sep 2006	134,291	129,241	5,050	3.76%	38
Oct 2006	136,415	131,575	4,840	3.55%	35
Nov 2006	136,118	130,901	5,217	3.83%	38
Dec 2006	135,980	130,874	5,106	3.75%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	135,699	129,734	5,965	4.40%	44
Feb 2007	135,886	130,149	5,737	4.22%	42
Mar 2007	136,399	130,872	5,527	4.05%	41
Apr 2007	137,060	131,774	5,286	3.86%	39
May 2007	136,915	131,782	5,133	3.75%	37
Jun 2007	139,243	133,227	6,016	4.32%	43
Jul 2007	136,969	130,546	6,423	4.69%	47
Aug 2007	136,164	130,005	6,159	4.52%	45
Sep 2007	136,763	130,760	6,003	4.39%	44
Oct 2007	139,034	133,102	5,932	4.27%	43
Nov 2007	138,298	132,146	6,152	4.45%	44
Dec 2007	137,410	131,007	6,403	4.66%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	137,265	130,418	6,847	4.99%	50
Feb 2008	137,288	130,737	6,551	4.77%	48
Mar 2008	137,626	130,534	7,092	5.15%	52
Apr 2008	138,332	131,622	6,710	4.85%	49
May 2008	139,387	132,133	7,254	5.20%	52
Jun 2008	140,931	132,925	8,006	5.68%	57
Jul 2008	139,047	130,431	8,616	6.20%	62
Aug 2008	137,708	129,133	8,575	6.23%	62
Sep 2008	138,150	129,753	8,397	6.08%	61
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	15,696	13.20%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,634	8.10%
3.	Public Administration	8,802	7.40%
4.	Educational Services	8,404	7.07%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	6,924	5.82%
6.	Health Care	5,646	4.75%
7.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	5,618	4.72%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,990	4.20%
9.	Utilities	3,676	3.09%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	3,610	3.04%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,878	2.42%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,620	2.20%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,238	1.88%
14.	Finance and Insurance	2,196	1.85%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,190	1.84%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,766	1.49%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,562	1.31%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,470	1.24%
19.	Metal Manufactuing	1,438	1.21%
20.	Truck Transportation	1,258	1.06%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	14,722	14.66%
2.	Health Care	14,668	14.60%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	10,660	10.61%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	5,890	5.86%
5.	Public Administration	4,738	4.72%
6.	Finance and Insurance	3,962	3.94%
7.	Social Assistance	3,492	3.48%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,854	2.84%
9.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,468	2.46%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	2,408	2.40%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,312	2.30%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,214	2.20%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,000	1.99%
14.	Department and Other General Stores	1,916	1.91%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,838	1.83%
16.	Construction	1,588	1.58%
17.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,388	1.38%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	1,272	1.27%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,210	1.20%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	1,134	1.13%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	7,158	6.02%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,918	4.98%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	5,190	4.36%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	4,318	3.63%
5.	Law Enforcement Workers	3,708	3.12%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,468	2.92%
7.	Computer Specialists	3,444	2.90%
8.	Other Production Occupations	3,230	2.72%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,226	2.71%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,084	2.59%
11.	Agricultural Workers	3,058	2.57%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	3,040	2.56%
13.	Other Construction Trades	2,816	2.37%
14.	Construction Laborers	2,746	2.31%
15.	Engineers	2,648	2.23%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,522	2.12%
17.	Top Executives	2,442	2.05%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,240	1.88%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	2,214	1.86%
20.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,066	1.74%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	5,888	5.86%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,716	4.70%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,560	4.54%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	4,558	4.54%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	4,404	4.38%
6.	Other Management Occupations	3,836	3.82%
7.	Registered Nurses	3,680	3.66%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,548	3.53%
9.	Waiters and Waitresses	3,478	3.46%
10.	Cashiers	3,384	3.37%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,322	3.31%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	3,250	3.24%
13.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,528	2.52%
14.	Child Care Workers	2,112	2.10%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,040	2.03%
16.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	1,992	1.98%
17.	Other Healthcare Support	1,884	1.88%
18.	Customer Service Representatives	1,846	1.84%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,810	1.80%
20.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,728	1.72%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	190,269	47.19%
15-35 hours	63,418	15.73%
1-14 hours	15,751	3.91%
No regular hours	133,756	33.17%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	6,518	3.19%
5 AM-5:29 AM	4,802	2.35%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	7,989	3.91%
6 AM-6:29 AM	15,386	7.52%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	19,492	9.53%
7 AM-7:29 AM	26,357	12.88%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	32,379	15.83%
8 AM-8:29 AM	24,657	12.05%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	11,703	5.72%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	15,183	7.42%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	7,625	3.73%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	4,232	2.07%
Noon-3:59 PM	14,886	7.28%
4 PM-11:59 PM	13,360	6.53%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	10,860	5.31%
5-9	37,155	18.16%
10-14	39,406	19.26%
15-19	30,969	15.14%
20-24	27,414	13.40%
25-29	11,159	5.45%
30-34	21,210	10.37%
35-39	4,087	2.00%
40-44	4,224	2.06%
45-59	8,159	3.99%
60-89	5,024	2.46%
At least 90	4,902	2.40%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,282	0.63%	155,681	76.10%
30-44	560	0.27%	28,961	14.16%
45-59	102	0.05%	8,057	3.94%
At least 60	194	0.09%	9,732	4.76%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	2,752	1.27%
Car / truck / van, carpool	29,226	13.48%
Car / truck / van, solo	160,012	73.78%
Motorcycle	867	0.40%
Other	1,544	0.71%
Public transportation	2,138	0.99%
Walked	8,030	3.70%
Worked at home	12,316	5.68%

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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 185,464 (462,130 people)
: 117,908 (354,764 people)
: 43,600
: 220,815
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	16,778	9.00%
$10,000-$14,999	12,276	6.59%
$15,000-$19,999	11,306	6.06%
$20,000-$24,999	11,789	6.32%
$25,000-$29,999	11,624	6.24%
$30,000-$34,999	12,396	6.65%
$35,000-$39,999	10,968	5.88%
$40,000-$44,999	10,443	5.60%
$45,000-$49,999	9,012	4.83%
$50,000-$59,999	17,061	9.15%
$60,000-$74,999	20,517	11.01%
$75,000-$99,999	19,584	10.51%
$100,000-$124,999	9,727	5.22%
$125,000-$149,999	4,960	2.66%
$150,000-$199,999	3,950	2.12%
$200,000 or more	4,029	2.16%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	24,081	25.97%
Family, 2 people	27,447	29.60%
Nonfamily, 2 people	6,773	7.30%
Family, 3 people	12,014	12.95%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,790	1.93%
Family, 4 people	11,165	12.04%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1,033	1.11%
Family, 5 people	4,889	5.27%
Nonfamily, 5 people	299	0.32%
Family, 6 people	1,828	1.97%
Nonfamily, 6 people	81	0.09%
Family, 7 or more people	1,311	1.41%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	28	0.03%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	143,389	27.45%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	80,631	15.44%
Public Assistance	4,314	0.83%
Retirement	37,731	7.22%
Self Employment	34,421	6.59%
Social Security	54,479	10.43%
Supplemental Security	7,788	1.49%
Wage / Salary	131,943	25.26%
Other	27,627	5.29%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	55,294	57.86%
With children under 18	40,266	42.14%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	17,933	8.54%
Married	122,633	58.43%
Never Married	63,699	30.35%
Widowed	5,632	2.68%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	24,389	12.22%
Married	106,259	53.23%
Never Married	48,697	24.39%
Widowed	20,275	10.16%

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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Education Information Back to top
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	17,582	4.52%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	39,017	10.03%
High school diploma or equivalent	84,089	21.61%
Some college, no degree	127,092	32.66%
Associate degree	33,150	8.52%
Bachelors degree	58,107	14.93%
Graduate or professional degree	30,148	7.75%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,545	1.44%	3,254	1.32%	6,799	2.76%
Kindergarten	5,041	2.04%	798	0.32%	5,839	2.37%
Grades 1-4	22,271	9.03%	2,230	0.90%	24,501	9.93%
Grades 5-8	23,858	9.67%	2,421	0.98%	26,279	10.65%
Grades 9-12	27,730	11.24%	1,760	0.71%	29,490	11.95%
Undergrad college	55,458	22.48%	2,545	1.03%	58,003	23.51%
Graduate or professional school	3,792	1.54%	987	0.40%	4,779	1.94%
Total	141,695	57.44%	13,995	5.67%	155,690	63.11%

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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Business Information Back to top
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	891	699
2002	833	714
2003	709	703
2004	874	711

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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	406,867	87.21%
Below Poverty Level	59,675	12.79%

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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 7,313
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.161	0.353	0.017	0.240	2.771	5.383	18.684	1.426	25.492
2000	2.292	0.285	0.012	0.289	2.878	5.579	19.434	1.660	26.674
2001	2.257	0.406	0.028	0.267	2.957	5.456	17.683	1.703	24.842
2002	2.045	0.371	0.012	0.305	2.733	5.838	19.211	1.947	26.996
2003	1.917	0.309	0.027	0.238	2.492	6.412	19.054	1.929	27.395
2004	2.332	0.379	0.008	0.316	3.035	6.179	18.786	1.886	26.851
2005	2.302	0.297	0.016	0.351	2.966	5.733	17.303	2.045	25.080
2006	2.157	0.306	0.023	0.369	2.855	5.765	18.376	1.893	26.034
2007	2.699	0.410	0.020	0.359	3.487	5.188	17.615	1.650	24.453

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	6,721
2000	7,156
2001	6,985
2002	7,603

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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	27,270	11.05%
10-19 Years	37,067	15.03%
20-29 Years	36,472	14.79%
30-39 Years	32,439	13.15%
40-49 Years	39,874	16.16%
50-59 Years	28,392	11.51%
60-69 Years	18,496	7.50%
70-79 Years	17,162	6.96%
80-89 Years	8,088	3.28%
90+ Years	1,421	0.58%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	126,704	51.36%
Female	119,977	48.64%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	187,840	76.15%
Hispanic/Latino	40,196	16.29%
Asian	6,342	2.57%
Multiracial	5,478	2.22%
African-American	4,743	1.92%
Amerindian	1,490	0.60%
Other Race	365	0.15%
Pacific Islander	227	0.09%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	82,727	19.40%
2.	English	68,961	16.17%
3.	Irish	64,492	15.12%
4.	Italian	29,461	6.91%
5.	United States Or American	24,351	5.71%
6.	French Non-Basque	17,437	4.09%
7.	Scottish	14,758	3.46%
8.	Norwegian	11,875	2.78%
9.	Scotch Irish	10,515	2.47%
10.	Dutch	10,460	2.45%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	402,449	85.36%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	50,337	10.68%
3.	German	2,488	0.53%
4.	French	1,965	0.42%
5.	Tagalog	1,766	0.37%
6.	Chinese	1,608	0.34%
7.	Italian	1,202	0.25%
8.	Korean	1,194	0.25%
9.	Japanese	1,174	0.25%
10.	Other Pacific Island	1,048	0.22%

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	451,769	91.09%
Naturalized immigrant	17,926	3.61%
Not a citizen	26,289	5.30%

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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area Counties Back to top

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