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Oceano, California: commercial real estate data.
Oceano is a Census CDP of 7,128 people across 1.54 square miles of land, in San Luis Obispo County. Median household income is $71,598, 61.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oceano
What Oceano is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.54 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,639
- 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.
Oceano
How many people live in Oceano
- Population7,128
- Median age46.4
- Population under 181,417 plus or minus 297
- Share under 1819.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,956 plus or minus 523
- Share 65 and over27.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households3,019
- Family households1,649
- Share of households that are families54.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Oceano
- Median household income$71,598
- Per capita income$36,684
- Civilian labor force3,472
- Employed3,330
- Unemployed142 plus or minus 91
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over5,197
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Oceano
- Housing units3,429
- Occupied units3,019
- Vacant units410 plus or minus 175
- Vacancy rate12.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied1,844
- Renter occupied1,175 plus or minus 347
- Ownership rate61.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$556,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,584 plus or minus $628
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.5 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Single family units2,325
- Share single family67.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more408 plus or minus 139
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes683 plus or minus 252
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Oceano gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,696
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,047 plus or minus 302
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.8 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more696 plus or minus 265
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.8 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone71.7 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Carpooled9.2 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home16.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oceano
SBA loans in Oceano (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,077,000
- Average approval$538,500
- Median approval$538,500
- Largest approval$793,000
- Jobs supported63
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Oceano, 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 Oceano
San Luis Obispo County context, not Oceano 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 Oceano.
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.
Coverage
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
Oceano questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oceano, California?
7,128, in 3,019 households. Oceano CDP covers 1.54 square miles of land, which is 4,639 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oceano 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 Oceano?
$71,598. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $556,100. Median gross rent is $1,584 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 Oceano 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 Oceano.
Is zoning published for Oceano?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.