Is San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), CA growing?

San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), CA had an estimated 3,227 (±896) residents in 2020–2024, against 2,906 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of +11.0%, not a measurable change.

Its housing went from 898 to 928 homes (+3.3%), not a measurable change.

3.6% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on .

Residents now
3,227 (±896)
Amount of change
+11.0%
Homes change
+3.3%
Built 2020 or later
3.6%

Residents and homes in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents2,906 (±636)3,227 (±896)+11.0%Not a measurable change
Housing units898 (±178)928 (±201)+3.3%Not a measurable change
Households that rent44.3% (±15.3 points)42.0% (±14.5 points)−2.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$1,639 (±$422)$1,791 (±$490)+9.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$330,100 (±$19,390)$539,700 (±$84,321)+63.5%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.

Growth in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County) against San Luis Obispo County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
ResidentsVerdictHousing units
San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)+11.0%Not a measurable change+3.3%
San Luis Obispo County−0.2%Measurable decrease+3.0%
California0.0%Measurable increase+3.3%
United States+3.1%Measurable increase+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year builtSan Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)San Luis Obispo CountyCaliforniaUnited States
2020 or later3.6% (±4.2 points)1.3%1.3%2.0%
2010 to 201923.2% (±11.6 points)7.4%6.5%9.4%
2000 to 200923.6% (±12.0 points)15.6%11.2%13.6%

26.8% of the homes in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County) were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 30.4 years.

Growth in places near San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
PlaceDistanceResidents nowAmount of changeVerdict
San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)—3,227+11.0%Not a measurable change
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)8.9 mi31,446−1.2%Measurable decrease
Lake Nacimiento10 mi3,339+12.0%Not a measurable change
Templeton14 mi9,580+22.2%Measurable increase
Atascadero18 mi29,712−1.4%Measurable decrease
Shandon19 mi1,169+7.7%Not a measurable change
Cayucos24 mi2,427−7.7%Not a measurable change
Santa Margarita26 mi1,149+2.4%Not a measurable change
Cambria26 mi5,978+5.9%Not a measurable change

San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County) 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 San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)

Is San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County) growing?

San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), CA had an estimated 3,227 residents in 2020–2024 and 2,906 in 2015–2019, a change of +11.0%: not a measurable change by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)?

The estimated number of housing units went from 898 in 2015–2019 to 928 in 2020–2024 (+3.3%), not a measurable change.

How much new construction is there in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)?

3.6% of homes in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County) were built in 2020 or later and 23.2% between 2010 and 2019.

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) for San Miguel CDP (San Luis Obispo County), California (place:68266, in state:06).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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