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Avila Beach, California: commercial real estate data.
Avila Beach is a Census CDP of 1,303 people across 6.09 square miles of land, in San Luis Obispo County. Median household income is $218,259, 86.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Avila Beach
What Avila Beach is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.09 sq mi
- Water area0.22 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land214 plus or minus 92
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Luis Obispo County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Avila Beach
How many people live in Avila Beach
- Population1,303 plus or minus 559
- Median age59.2
- Population under 1861 plus or minus 45
- Share under 184.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Population 65 and over452 plus or minus 172
- Share 65 and over34.7 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Households585 plus or minus 245
- Family households433 plus or minus 209
- Share of households that are families74.0 percent plus or minus 17.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Avila Beach
Income and work in Avila Beach
- Median household income$218,259 plus or minus $162,989
- Per capita income$143,969 plus or minus $92,923
- Civilian labor force548 plus or minus 290
- Employed548 plus or minus 290
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,074 plus or minus 478
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.4 percent plus or minus 53.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher80.9 percent plus or minus 47.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree37.5 percent plus or minus 13.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Avila Beach
Housing in Avila Beach
- Housing units1,027 plus or minus 242
- Occupied units585 plus or minus 245
- Vacant units442 plus or minus 162
- Vacancy rate43.0 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Owner occupied506 plus or minus 216
- Renter occupied79 plus or minus 78
- Ownership rate86.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,243,300 plus or minus $593,756
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,878 plus or minus $454
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Single family units731 plus or minus 219
- Share single family71.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more181 plus or minus 130
- Share in buildings of two or more17.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Mobile homes115 plus or minus 98
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Avila Beach
How Avila Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute237 plus or minus 149
- Commuting under 15 minutes67 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.3 percent plus or minus 28.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more4.2 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Drove alone36.1 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.1 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Worked from home56.8 percent plus or minus 28.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Avila Beach
SBA loans in Avila Beach (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$215,000
- Average approval$215,000
- Median approval$215,000
- Largest approval$215,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avila Beach, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
San Luis Obispo County, not Avila Beach
San Luis Obispo County context, not Avila Beach figures
- Establishments in San Luis Obispo County8,962
- Covered employment, San Luis Obispo County121,958
- Average annual pay, San Luis Obispo County$61,334
- Housing units permitted, San Luis Obispo County1,104
Every figure in this section is published for San Luis Obispo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Avila Beach.
All San Luis Obispo County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Avila Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Avila Beach, California?
1,303, in 585 households. Avila Beach CDP covers 6.09 square miles of land, which is 214 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Avila Beach in?
San Luis Obispo County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Avila Beach?
$218,259. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,243,300. Median gross rent is $1,878 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Avila Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Luis Obispo County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Avila Beach.
Is zoning published for Avila Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.