CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oceano

California · 6,169 residents · 1.54 sq mi

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Oceano is a city of 6,169 people in California. The typical home is worth $148,500. That trails the California median by roughly 29%. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 29.8.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,169

−15%vs 2000

vs 7,260 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(580)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(539)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(433)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(438)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(496)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.5%(1,206)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(887)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(502)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(396)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(437)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(218)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(37)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,357

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,014 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,706

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,561 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$148,500

+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $138,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$544

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $670 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.0%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.9% in 2000

45.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic48.9%(3,548)

Black0.8%(56)

Hispanic / Latino44.6%(3,240)

Asian1.6%(115)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.1%(5,190)

Black0.7%(46)

Hispanic / Latino35.7%(2,205)

Asian3%(185)

Other12.1%(748)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican35.1%(2,501)

Puerto Rican0.5%(39)

Spaniard0.2%(11)

Asian origin

Hmong0.5%(39)

Filipino0.4%(25)

Chinese0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.5%(38)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(9)

Ancestry

English15.8%(1,127)

German14.4%(1,027)

Irish13.4%(957)

Norwegian3.2%(227)

Swedish3%(213)

Scottish2.9%(207)

Italian1.9%(137)

Dutch1.8%(127)

Polish1.7%(118)

American1.2%(87)

Turkish1.2%(87)

Scotch-Irish1%(71)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

British1%(69)

French0.9%(63)

Portuguese0.7%(50)

Hungarian0.6%(43)

Finnish0.5%(37)

Russian0.4%(26)

French Canadian0.3%(24)

Canadian0.3%(21)

Greek0.3%(19)

Danish0.2%(12)

Armenian0.1%(8)

Romanian0.1%(8)

Brazilian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.5%(1,235)

Married48.4%(1,478)

Widowed2.5%(75)

Divorced8.6%(263)

Women 15+

Never married21.9%(633)

Married47.7%(1,381)

Widowed8.2%(238)

Divorced22.2%(643)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−22.7 ptssince 2013

from 30.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.1%

−9.9 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.0%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.8%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.5%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 63.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.8%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)20.8%(152)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.5%(55)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.7%(370)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War22.3%(163)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 730 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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