Oceano, California
Oceano is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 7,183 at the 2020 census, down from 7,286 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Oceano is located at .Oceano is part of the 5 Cities Metropolitan Area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which, of it is land and of it is water.
Oceano's beach is the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, a coastal sand dune. As the only state park in California where visitors may drive vehicles on the beach, tourists are attracted from all over the United States. Activities on this beach include riding the sand dunes on all-terrain-vehicles, swimming, clamming, camping, surfing, surf fishing, hiking, and bird watching.
Demographics
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Oceano had a population of 7,183. The population density was. The racial makeup of Oceano was 54.3% White, 0.9% African American, 1.8% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 20.3% from other races, and 20.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.8% of the population.The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 2,653 households, out of which 29.9% included children under the age of 18, 42.7% were married-couple households, 8.7% were cohabiting couple households, 30.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 26.7% of households were one person, and 12.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.7. There were 1,710 families.
The age distribution was 20.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% aged 18 to 24, 26.8% aged 25 to 44, 26.0% aged 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 40.5years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males.
There were 3,177 housing units at an average density of, of which 2,653 were occupied. Of these, 54.6% were owner-occupied, and 45.4% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 16.9% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 70.9% spoke only English at home, 27.6% spoke Spanish, 0.0% spoke other Indo-European languages, 0.5% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 1.0% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 79.9% were high school graduates and 18.6% had a bachelor's degree.
The median household income in 2023 was $69,448, and the per capita income was $38,764. About 12.0% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line.
2010
At the 2010 census Oceano had a population of 7,286. The population density was. The ethnic makeup of Oceano was 5,105 White, 62 African American, 120 Native American, 165 Asian, 7 Pacific Islander, 1,509 from other races, and 318 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,484 persons.The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 2,603 households, 904 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,147 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 360 had a female householder with no husband present, 197 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 197 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 38 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 680 households were one person and 266 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80. There were 1,704 families ; the average family size was 3.39.
The population was spread out, with 1,738 people under the age of 18, 747 people aged 18 to 24, 2,028 people aged 25 to 44, 1,870 people aged 45 to 64, and 903 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 35.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.
There were 3,117 housing units at an average density of 2,015.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,355 were owner-occupied and 1,248 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 3,444 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,842 people lived in rental housing units.
History
The environs of Oceano were the home of "Halcyon," a utopian religious community established in 1903 by the theosophical Temple of the People, based in Syracuse, New York. The group, which believed in channeling unseen electromagnetic forces in an effort to attain human perfection, constructed a number of buildings in association with their colonizing effort, including the Blue Star Memorial Temple and the Halcyon Hotel and Sanatorium.In 1948, Oceano, was the site of the founding by Catherine Nimmo and Rubin Abramowitz of the U.S. Vegan Society, the first vegan society in the United States. The Society lasted from 1948 to 1960 and was a predecessor to the American Vegan Society.
Culture
- Irish poet and Celtic mythologist Ella Young's final years were spent in Oceano.
Government
As an unincorporated town in San Luis Obispo County, Oceano is in the 4th District.
In the state legislature Oceano is in, and in.
In the United States House of Representatives, Oceano is in.