Woodlands, California

Not to be confused with Woodland, California.

Woodlands
census-designated place
Woodlands Position in California.
Coordinates: 35°01′44″N 120°33′09″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Luis Obispo
Area
• Total	1.652 sq mi (4.279 km2)
• Land	1.652 sq mi (4.279 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	282 ft (86 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,933
• Density	1,170/sq mi (451.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2583186
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodlands, California

Woodlands is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California. "The Woodlands" is a 956-acre master planned community with single- and multi-family homes, a resort hotel, retail and office space, located adjacent to Nipomo, California. Woodlands sits at an elevation of 282 feet (86 m). The 2020 United States census reported Woodlands's population was 1,933.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	576		—
2020	1,933		235.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–1870 1880-1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Woodlands first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Woodlands had a population of 1,933. The population density was 1,170.1 inhabitants per square mile (451.8/km²). The median age was 67.8 years. The age distribution was 2.5% under the age of 18, 2.6% aged 18 to 24, 7.9% aged 25 to 44, 26.4% aged 45 to 64, and 60.6% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.0 males age 18 and over.

98.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.0% lived in rural areas.

The whole population lived in households. There were 993 households, of which 7.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 80.2% were married-couple households, 2.4% were cohabiting couple households, 6.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 11.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95. There were 840 families (84.6% of all households).

There were 1,137 housing units at an average density of 688.3 units per square mile (265.8 units/km²). Of these, 993 (87.3%) were occupied and 12.7% were vacant. Of occupied units, 91.0% were owner-occupied and 9.0% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%.

Racial composition as of the 2020 census

Race	Number	Percent
White	1,732	89.6%
Black or African American	19	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native	5	0.3%
Asian	67	3.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2	0.1%
Some other race	20	1.0%
Two or more races	88	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	95	4.9%

Income and poverty

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that median household income was $160,694, and the per capita income was $86,613. About 0.0% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the poverty line.

Education

It is in the Lucia Mar Unified School District.