What percentage of people rent in Los Osos, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Los Osos, CA, 2020–2024
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27.1% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Los Osos, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,622 renting households against 4,372 that own their home.

In Los Osos, the share of households that rent went from 28.7% in 2015–2019 to 27.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.1% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 1,622 (±383)
Median renter income: $78,056 (±$28,580)

Who rents and who owns in Los Osos

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Los Osos	San Luis Obispo County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.1% (±5.2 points)	37.9% (±1.0 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,622 (±383)	41,517 (±1,182)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,372 (±337)	67,986 (±1,080)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$78,056 (±$28,580)	$65,806 (±$3,300)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$114,942 (±$9,736)	$121,308 (±$2,885)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Los Osos, the renter share is lower than in San Luis Obispo County (37.9%).

It is also lower than in California (44.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In San Luis Obispo County, Los Osos ranks 15 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 699 of 1,076.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Los Osos has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	28.7% (±3.4 points)	27.1% (±5.2 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,520 (±$137)	$2,047 (±$198)	+34.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,807 (±$5,216)	$108,932 (±$8,931)	+40.0%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Los Osos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Osos
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Los Osos	—	27.1% (±5.2 points)	—
Morro Bay	4.8 mi	34.6% (±4.6 points)	Higher
California Polytechnic State University	8.9 mi	39.4% (±34.0 points)	Not measurably different
San Luis Obispo	9.2 mi	59.7% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Avila Beach	9.5 mi	13.5% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Cayucos	9.9 mi	39.6% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Los Ranchos	13 mi	6.1% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Santa Margarita	13 mi	46.8% (±32.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pismo Beach	14 mi	35.4% (±5.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Avila Beach, CA (13.5%), Los Ranchos, CA (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Morro Bay, CA (34.6%), San Luis Obispo, CA (59.7%), Cayucos, CA (39.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across San Luis Obispo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
9	Oceano	38.9% (±8.7 points)
10	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	38.7% (±3.4 points)
11 (tie)	Atascadero	35.4% (±3.2 points)
11 (tie)	Pismo Beach	35.4% (±5.8 points)
13	Morro Bay	34.6% (±4.6 points)
14	Nipomo	34.4% (±4.8 points)
15	Los Osos	27.1% (±5.2 points)
16	Templeton	26.5% (±7.1 points)
17	Cambria	21.9% (±6.2 points)
18	Lake Nacimiento	13.8% (±8.6 points)
19	Avila Beach	13.5% (±11.4 points)
20	Woodlands	11.4% (±10.6 points)
21	Los Ranchos	6.1% (±7.8 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in San Luis Obispo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Los Osos is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Los Osos

How many renters are there in Los Osos?

Los Osos has an estimated 1,622 (±383) renting households, 27.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Los Osos?

In Los Osos, the share of households that rent went from 28.7% in 2015–2019 to 27.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Los Osos?

A renting household in Los Osos has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Los Osos?

The median renting household in Los Osos, CA has an income of $78,056 (±$28,580) a year, against $114,942 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Los Osos CDP, California (place:44182, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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