Morro Bay city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Morro Bay city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
10.5%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-44.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -5.3 pp (-50.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -1.1 pp (-21.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +2.7 pp (65.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -1.0 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |