Pismo Beach, CA Population

Overview

8,058

Total Population

58.2

Median age

50.19%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

68.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

787

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Pismo Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pismo Beach is 58.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pismo Beach's population under 18 was 9.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pismo Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pismo Beach, 6.14% were under the age of 15, 14.68% aged 15 to 29, 44.68% aged 30 to 64, 29.30% aged 65 to 84, and 5.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 30 more females than males in Pismo Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.19% females and 49.81% males in Pismo Beach, CA.
The Pismo Beach, CA gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 487.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 594.

Pismo Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pismo Beach population: 85.48% are White, 1.23% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.68% are Asian, 4.42% are some other race and 6.14% are multiracial.
Pismo Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 787 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,271 (90.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pismo Beach is White with a population of 6,888 (85.48% of the total population).

Pismo Beach's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,639 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Pismo Beach's population decreased by 891 (10.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pismo Beach's population increased by 399 (5.21%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Pismo Beach's population was lowest in year 2010 at 7,660.