Los Berros, California facts for kids
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Los Berros
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 Los Berros, California
Location in California
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | San Luis Obispo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.512 sq mi (6.506 km2) |
| • Land | 2.512 sq mi (6.506 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 641 |
| • Density | 255.18/sq mi (98.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583063 |
Los Berros is a small community in San Luis Obispo County, California. Its name comes from the Spanish words for The Watercresses. Los Berros is located about 194 feet (59 meters) above sea level. In 2010, about 641 people lived there.
Where is Los Berros?
Los Berros is a special kind of place called a census-designated place. This means it's an area that the government counts as a community for statistics. It is not an officially incorporated city or town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Los Berros covers an area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 square kilometers). All of this area is land, with no large bodies of water.
Who Lives in Los Berros?
The 2010 United States Census collected information about the people living in Los Berros. There were 641 people in total. This means there were about 255 people living in each square mile.
Most of the people in Los Berros were White (82.2%). There were also smaller groups of African American, Native American, Asian, and Pacific Islander residents. About 23.9% of the people identified as Hispanic or Latino.
Homes and Families
In 2010, almost everyone (99.5%) in Los Berros lived in homes. There were 211 households in the community. A household is a group of people living together in one home.
- 84 households (39.8%) had children under 18 living there.
- Most households (67.8%) were married couples living together.
- Some households had a single parent, either a mother (7.6%) or a father (1.9%).
The average household in Los Berros had about 3 people. There were 163 families, and the average family size was about 3.4 people.
Age Groups
The population of Los Berros included people of all ages:
- 27.1% were under 18 years old.
- 5.6% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- 20.3% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- 29.2% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- 17.8% were 65 years old or older.
The average age of people in Los Berros was 40.8 years. For every 100 females, there were about 90 males.
Housing
There were 233 housing units in Los Berros. A housing unit can be a house, an apartment, or a mobile home. Most of these homes (68.2%) were owned by the people living in them. The rest (31.8%) were rented.
About 66.8% of the people lived in homes they owned. About 32.8% of the people lived in rented homes.
