Living in Oceano

In Oceano, unemployment is 4.1% (2024).

The population of Oceano totalled 7,601 at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Oceano reached 4.09%. A foreign population count of 859 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population7,601people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary2,715EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,463EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate4.09%country median 4.6% — 10% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.52µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Oceano?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,543 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,463 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Oceano a good place to live?

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Remote worker27%strong on work, weak on safety · range 17–37%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%

Student32%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 21–43%

Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–66%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

11.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 859 of 7,601 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Oceano is 4.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Oceano 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,715 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.09 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Oceano?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€551of €2,176 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,176
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,543
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€551

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oceano. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Oceano. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	301.9 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Oceano when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Oceano's nearest airport was SBP, 16 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SBP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Oceano. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Oceano.

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Climate and air quality

Oceano recorded annual PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 12.5°C in January and 16.7°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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21°9°

22°10°

21°11°

21°12°

22°13°

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23°11°

21°8°

18°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

102

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.5WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Oceano is 5.5 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Oceano 5.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.52 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 18.22 · Feb 18.39 · Mar 19.72 · Apr 20.94 · May 22.39 · Jun 21.39 · Jul 21.28 · Aug 21.89 · Sep 22.17 · Oct 22.5 · Nov 20.56 · Dec 18.33 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 6.78 · Feb 6.67 · Mar 7.89 · Apr 9 · May 9.72 · Jun 10.78 · Jul 12.17 · Aug 12.67 · Sep 12 · Oct 11.44 · Nov 8 · Dec 6.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 12.5 · Feb 12.5 · Mar 13.83 · Apr 15 · May 16.06 · Jun 16.11 · Jul 16.72 · Aug 17.28 · Sep 17.06 · Oct 16.94 · Nov 14.28 · Dec 12.39 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 88.39 · Feb 101.6 · Mar 75.69 · Apr 25.4 · May 11.68 · Jun 3.81 · Jul 0.508 · Aug 0.508 · Sep 2.03 · Oct 20.07 · Nov 45.97 · Dec 78.23 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	22.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.48 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±4.5 °C, Leiria (Portugal) ±2.2 °C, Reims (France) ±4.9 °C, Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±2.3 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±5.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The total area of Oceano was 4 km² at the end of 2025. Oceano's population density measured 1,791.2 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.7%
Foreign residents11.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	3.98 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	12.05 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Foreign residents	859 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population density	1,791 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population	7,601 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Oceano

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Nipomo as an Oceano alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 18,182 Nipomo vs 7,601 Oceano+139%
Median gross pay, city: €3,412 Nipomo vs €2,715 Oceano+26%
Foreign residents: 18.3% Nipomo vs 12.1% Oceano+52%
Unemployment: 3.3% Nipomo vs 4.1% Oceano−20%
Annual PM2.5: 5.7 µg/m³ Nipomo vs 5.5 µg/m³ Oceanosame level

Full comparison More about Nipomo

North Bethesda as an Oceano alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3847 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,715 Oceano+125%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 12.1% Oceano+183%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.1% Oceano−11%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.5 µg/m³ Oceano+6%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Oceano

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Nipomo 13.7 km away

Rent: 1,946 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,412 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Santa Maria 23.3 km away

Salary: 2,450 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Oceano?

The unemployment rate is 4.09 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Oceano?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.52 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Oceano?

The published population is 7,601 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Oceano?

859 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Oceano a good place to live?

Oceano may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Oceano?

Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande, Pismo Beach, Nipomo, Guadalupe are near Oceano. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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