Morro Bay, CA Demographic Data
Morro Bay, CA Summary
Morro Bay is located in San Luis Obispo County in California
- Population: 10,282
- Area: 10.32 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 996.12 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 81.36 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Morro Bay, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,505
52%
50.8
Male
5,014
48%
49.2
Total Population
10,519
323,128,000
Morro Bay, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
361
3.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
522
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
437
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
451
4.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
611
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,124
10.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,110
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,338
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
898
8.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
809
7.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,584
15.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
849
8.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
425
4.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,958
85.2%
77.2
Female
4,766
53.2%
51.3
Male
4,192
46.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,609
81.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,314
31.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,858
27.2%
15.2
Female
1,679
58.7%
55.8
Male
1,179
41.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
50
0.0%
0.0
Morro Bay, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,238
97.3%
96.8
White
9,578
91.1%
72.6
Black or African American
144
1.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
104
1.0%
0.8
Asian
216
2.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
10
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
92
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
36
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
55
0.5%
0.2
Korean
10
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
13
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
196
1.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
281
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,488
14.1%
17.8
Mexican
1,340
12.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
12
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
136
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,031
85.9%
82.2
Morro Bay, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
309
3.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
369
4.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,569
19.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,198
27.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
596
7.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,819
22.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,277
15.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
678
8.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,459
91.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,096
38.1%
31.2
Morro Bay, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,279
24.8%
33.7%
Now Married
4,498
48.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,542
16.8%
11.0%
Separated
243
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
637
6.9
5.8%
Morro Bay, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,666
85.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,492
14.7%
21.6%
Spanish
992
9.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
278
2.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
91
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
131
1.3%
1.1%
Morro Bay, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
195
3.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
383
7.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
420
8.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
526
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
779
15.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
981
19.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
607
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
653
13.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
226
4.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
167
3.4%
6.4
Median household income
53,348
57,617
Per capita income
33,352
31,128
Morro Bay, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
30
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
678
14.1%
9.8
Construction
306
6.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,427
29.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
141
2.9%
6.6
Information
105
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
189
3.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
236
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
619
12.8%
11.4
Public administration
150
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
547
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
284
5.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
106
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
313
6.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,933
40.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
472
9.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,023
21.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,077
22.4%
18.1%
Morro Bay, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,742
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,349
70.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
674
14.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
40
0.8%
5.1
Walked
287
6.1%
2.7
Other means
99
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
293
6.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.1
26.6
Morro Bay, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
317
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,080
42.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,819
36.8%
37.1
3 or more
721
14.6%
21.0
Morro Bay, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,937
77.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,678
54.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,259
45.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,442
22.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Morro Bay, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,379
1 room
151
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
365
5.7%
2.7
3 rooms
765
12.0%
9.1
4 rooms
1,865
29.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,377
21.6%
19.8
6 rooms
918
14.4%
17.8
7 rooms
515
8.1%
12.0
8 rooms
244
3.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
179
2.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Morro Bay, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,379
1-unit, detached
4,392
68.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
282
4.4%
5.9
2-units
339
5.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
263
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
210
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
141
2.2%
4.4
20 or more units
101
1.6%
9.0
Mobile home
605
9.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
46
0.7%
0.1
Morro Bay, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
345
5.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
357
5.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
926
14.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,072
16.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,310
20.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
693
10.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
815
12.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
800
12.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
61
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Morro Bay, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,023
81.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
144
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
698
14.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
7
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
65
1.3%
1.1
Morro Bay, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,434
47295100.0
Less than $500
22
1.5%
1.6%
$500 to $999
153
10.7%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
171
11.9%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
212
14.8%
28.8%
$3,000 or more
267
18.6%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
278
19.4%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
331
23.1%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
311
22.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
149
10.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
185
13.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
174
12.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
590
41.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
25
0.0%
0.0%
Morro Bay, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,213
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
25
1.1%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
52
2.3%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
76
3.4%
4.4%
Less than $500
113
5.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
573
25.9%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
636
28.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
738
33.3%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
46
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,337
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
186
8.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
178
8.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
272
12.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
328
14.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
160
7.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,078
49.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
57
0.0%
0.0%
Morro Bay, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,678
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
232
8.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
104
3.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
24
0.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
19
0.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
192
7.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
787
29.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,162
43.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
158
5.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
495,900
205,000
