Nipomo is a city of 17,516 people in California. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $723,700. Few US cities rank higher on income. Growth has run 39% since 2000, or 4,890 more people. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $2,106 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $110,022, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 110%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Nipomo
What changed most since 1990
Population7,109 → 17,516(+146%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants76.1% → 65.6%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate15.5% → 5.7%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Nipomo's population equals 6.2% of San Luis Obispo County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.5% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.2%(129)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.7%(231)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.8%(225)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 707 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Nipomo, decade by decade
Nipomo population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,109
$73,349
$440,653
14.7%
61.9
2000
12,626
$90,813
$345,204
16.7%
64.0
2010
16,714
$88,465
$663,469
22.4%
68.3
2020
18,176
$104,748
$705,770
24.5%
72.1
2024
17,516
$110,022
$723,700
25.0%
72.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
