# Population — San Luis Obispo, CA (persons)

Population — San Luis Obispo, CA (persons) was 281,843 persons in 2024, down 0.06% from 2023.
That is the lowest reading since 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 278,210 persons (2014) to 283,130 persons (2018), averaging 281,449 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06079.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1969-01-01 to 2024-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/population-san-luis-obispo-ca

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 281,843 persons |
| 2023 | 282,007 persons |
| 2022 | 282,535 persons |
| 2021 | 279,468 persons |
| 2020 | 281,924 persons |
| 2019 | 282,594 persons |
| 2018 | 283,130 persons |
| 2017 | 282,368 persons |
| 2016 | 281,794 persons |
| 2015 | 280,062 persons |
| 2014 | 278,210 persons |
| 2013 | 275,666 persons |
| 2012 | 274,141 persons |
| 2011 | 271,038 persons |
| 2010 | 269,796 persons |
| 2009 | 268,145 persons |
| 2008 | 266,358 persons |
| 2007 | 262,770 persons |
| 2006 | 260,498 persons |
| 2005 | 258,615 persons |
| 2004 | 256,842 persons |
| 2003 | 254,674 persons |
| 2002 | 253,083 persons |
| 2001 | 251,462 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06079.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06079.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```