San Luis Obispo, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for San Luis Obispo, CA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 63,473. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
Source:
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet SAN-LUIS-OBISPO-CA · San Luis Obispo, CA 3 ZIPs · 63,473 pop · #9744/25278 · San Luis Obispo County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP
- INC-HIGH $78,612
- RANK-UPPER #9744/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Oceano
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-RENT 28% owners
- POP-SMALL 63,473
- SPREAD-MOD 93405→93401
- HOME-TOP $961,350
Nearest income peer: Oceano, CA ( $6,351 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around San Luis Obispo
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest San Luis Obispo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Oceano · lowest
Oceano · lowest
$72,261 median HH income
- San Luis Obisp · this city
San Luis Obisp · this city
$78,612 median HH income
- Grover Beach · near
Grover Beach · near
$86,458 median HH income
- Atascadero · near
Atascadero · near
$91,780 median HH income
- Morro Bay · near
Morro Bay · near
$95,623 median HH income
- Templeton · highest
Templeton · highest
$129,259 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, San Luis Obispo, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 39%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 63,473
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $78,612
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 93405 (35,440 residents). Household income $78,612 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (27.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,966 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within California, North Hollywood is the closest lower-income city and Middletown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 4 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for San Luis Obispo.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside San Luis Obispo differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in San Luis Obispo. ZIP 93405 reports $60,399 in median household income, while ZIP 93401 reports $96,824. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 84.6 points
93405 to 93401
93405 to 93401
93401 to 93410
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
ZIP Codes in San Luis Obispo, CA
These ZIP codes sit in San Luis Obispo County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in San Luis Obispo. See the San Luis Obispo County roll-up →
San Luis Obispo sits in the lower half of San Luis Obispo County on income: Paso Robles, Atascadero and Arroyo Grande report more, and only Oceano reports less. Templeton marks the far end of that range at $129,259, 64% above San Luis Obispo.
Side-by-side: Compare 93405 vs 93401 →
On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for San Luis Obispo, then BLS wages if you need the labor-market side of the same small geography.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →
Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →
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