| About San Luis
Obispo - San Luis Obispo (also SLO) is the
county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, USA.
"Luis" is pronounced locally as the more anglophone
"Lewis." As of the 2000 census, the city had
a total population of 44,174.
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Living in San Luis Obispo
People of San Luis Obispo - As of
the census2 of 2000, there are 44,174 people, 18,639
households, and 7,697 families residing in the city.
The population density is 1,600.0/km² (4,144.5/mi²).
There are 19,306 housing units at an average density
of 699.3/km² (1,811.3/mi²). The racial makeup
of the city is 84.11% White, 1.46% African American,
0.65% Native American, 5.28% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander,
4.82% from other races, and 3.55% from two or more races.
11.65% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any
race.
There are 18,639 households out of which 17.7% have
children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.3%
are married couples living together, 7.2% have a female
householder with no husband present, and 58.7% are non-families.
32.7% of all households are made up of individuals and
9.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age
or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the
average family size is 2.86.
In the city the population is spread out with 14.2%
under the age of 18, 33.6% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from
25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For
every 100 females there are 105.8 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there are 106.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $31,926,
and the median income for a family is $56,319. Males
have a median income of $41,915 versus $27,407 for females.
The per capita income for the city is $20,386. 26.6%
of the population and 7.1% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.3% of those
under the age of 18 and 4.6% of those 65 and older are
living below the poverty line.
San Luis Obispo is also home to California Polytechnic
State University, or Cal Poly SLO for short. Cal Poly
is home to approximately 20,000 students working on
degrees ranging from Computer Science and Architecture
to Civil Engineering and Animal Science.
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