COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cayucos vs Morro Bay
PLACE A
Cayucos, California
VS
PLACE B
Morro Bay, California
Cayucos is 77% smaller than Morro Bay. Morro Bay earns more, with a median household income $8,608 higher. Morro Bay has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
CAYUCOSMORRO BAYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,42710,613−77% vs Morro Bay
Population density7831,988−1,205
Population growth-3.4%5.1%−8.5 pts
Median age59.454.3+5.1
Male50.2%50.1%+0.1 pts
Female49.8%49.9%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born4.9%6.1%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.6%77.7%+4.9 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.1%13.5%−3.4 pts
Asian1.6%2.8%−1.2 pts
Other5.6%5.7%−0.0 pts
Median household income$87,235$95,843−$8,608
Per capita income$57,403$64,740−$7,337
Poverty rate9.3%8.4%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.466−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%48.5%−3.7 pts
Graduate degree14.2%23.1%−8.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%8.0%−6.6 pts
Labor force participation55.0%54.1%+0.9 pts
Median home value$1,011,900$918,200+$93,700
Median gross rent$1,571$1,858−$287
Owner-occupied60.4%65.4%−5.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.4%21.8%+24.7 pts
Rent-burdened households46.5%46.1%+0.4 pts
Average commute41.919.7+22.2
Worked from home26.4%21.7%+4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured2.2%2.3%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024