San Luis Obispo United Methodist

The community around San Luis Obispo United Methodist

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 6 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Poverty Rate: 64.6%
• Social Isolation: 45.9%
• Depression: 34.0%
• Food Insecurity: 33.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.1%
• Unemployment: 14.1% (5.5–22.8%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

San Luis Obispo city is served by 27 churches — about one congregation for every 1,124 residents.

Churches near San Luis Obispo United Methodist

• Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church — 0.1 mi away
• Newman Catholic Center — 0.4 mi away
• Zion Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away
• Unity of San Luis Obispo — 0.7 mi away
• Jehovahs Witness Circuit Overseer — 0.8 mi away
• SLO City Church — 0.9 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.9 mi away
• Trinity Presbyterian Church — 0.9 mi away
• Grace Church — 0.9 mi away
• Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.9 mi away