What is the population of Cayucos, California?

Cayucos has a population of approximately 2,427 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Cayucos, California located?

Cayucos is located in California, United States, at approximate coordinates 35.4396°, -120.8898°.

What is the median household income in Cayucos?

The median household income in Cayucos is approximately $87,235 based on the most recent open data.

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Cayucos

Total population

2,427

Median home value

$1,011,900

44.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$87,235

Cayucos$87k

National$74k

Elevation23 m

Land area9.01 km²

Weather62°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates35.44°, -120.89°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation

23 m

Area

9.01 km²

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Overview

Cayucos is an unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. It lies on the Central Coast, along State Route 1, north of Morro Bay. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Cayucos as a census-designated place (CDP). Its population was 2,505 at the 2020 census, down from 2,592 in 2010.

History & geography

History

The ancestors of today's Chumash and Salinan peoples inhabited the coast around Cayucos, drawing on both marine and terrestrial resources. A 2022 archaeological review of the area reports more than 8,000 years of human occupation. Spanish missionization brought diseases that caused heavy population losses. Indigenous settlement continued after the mission period. Historical accounts cited in the county's architectural study of the Cass Warehouse describe Native residents at Old Creek when Cass arrived in 1867. In 2025, the nonprofit associated with the YTT Northern Chumash Tribe was seeking to purchase the former Cayucos Abalone Farm, north of town, for cultural activities and ecological restoration. The proposed acquisition was part of the tribe's effort to regain ancestral land. The Portolá expedition passed through the area in 1769 and camped near the northern boundary of what is now Estero Bluffs State Park. The coast subsequently became part of the mission ranching economy. A historical marker erected in 1998 by the E Clampus Vitus chapter de la Guerra y Pacheco records that Cass was born in Bristol, England, in 1824, came to New York City as a boy and reached California during the Gold Rush. According to the marker, he persuaded Captain J. N. Ingalls and Frederick Metcalf to join him in a shipping business in 1869, stacking goods on the beach until the wharf was built in 1872; the wharf was the first structure in the township, and Cass patented a new method of driving piles to build it. After William Babcock subdivided the town in 1875, Cass bought the tideland lots, extended the pier to deep water and built a warehouse in 1877. Cass died in 1917, and his family gave the warehouse and pier to the state. Swiss Italian immigrants from Ticino established dairy…