census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County (), officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 282,424. The county seat is San Luis Obispo.
Junípero Serra fou ...
,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. Los Ranchos sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Los Ranchos's population was 1,516.
Los Ranchos is an area of residential subdivisions surrounding the San Luis Obispo Country Club. It is located between the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport and
Edna, California
Edna is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California, San Luis Obispo County, California. Edna is at an elevation of around . The 2020 United States census reported Edna's population was 184. It is best known for the wine indu ...
.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the CDP covers an area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), 99.88% of it land and 0.12% of it water.
Demographics
Los Ranchos first appeared as a
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the 2010 U.S. Census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Los Ranchos had a population of 1,516. The population density was . The racial makeup of Los Ranchos was 1,299 (85.7%)
White
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, 0 (0.0%)
African American
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Pacific Islander
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, 23 (1.5%) from other races, and 149 (9.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 125 persons (8.2%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 599 households, out of which 152 (25.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 424 (70.8%) were married-couple households, 20 (3.3%) were
cohabiting
Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become incr ...
couple households, 101 (16.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 54 (9.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 105 households (17.5%) were one person, and 72 (12.0%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.53. There were 466
families
Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(77.8% of all households).
The age distribution was 299 people (19.7%) under the age of 18, 90 people (5.9%) aged 18 to 24, 214 people (14.1%) aged 25 to 44, 417 people (27.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 496 people (32.7%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 53.6years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males.
There were 630 housing units at an average density of , of which 599 (95.1%) were occupied. Of these, 538 (89.8%) were owner-occupied, and 61 (10.2%) were occupied by renters.
Education
It is in the
San Luis Coastal Unified School District
San Luis Coastal Unified School District is a school district primarily in San Luis Obispo, California.
Boundary
The district includes the municipalities of San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay as well as the census-designated places of Avila Beach ...