Atwater, CA Demographic Data
Atwater, CA Summary
Atwater is located in Merced County in California
- Population: 28,520
- Area: 6.10 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.09 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4,678.47 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 157.48 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Atwater, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,584
51%
50.8
Male
14,322
50%
49.2
Total Population
28,906
323,128,000
Atwater, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,799
9.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,531
8.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,598
9.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,170
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,081
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,474
15.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,628
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,920
10.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,413
4.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,189
4.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,786
6.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,001
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
316
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,479
67.4%
77.2
Female
10,086
51.8%
51.3
Male
9,393
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,301
63.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,744
13.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,103
10.7%
15.2
Female
1,709
55.1%
55.8
Male
1,394
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Atwater, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,696
95.8%
96.8
White
16,920
58.5%
72.6
Black or African American
908
3.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
243
0.8%
0.8
Asian
1,511
5.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
447
1.5%
1.2
Chinese
69
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
273
0.9%
0.9
Japanese
119
0.4%
0.2
Korean
41
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
41
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
521
1.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
8,114
28.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,210
4.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
15,961
55.2%
17.8
Mexican
15,014
51.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
273
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
674
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,945
44.8%
82.2
Atwater, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,534
15.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,069
12.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,178
25.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,254
25.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,406
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,572
9.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
714
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,603
27.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,124
72.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,286
13.7%
31.2
Atwater, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,570
36.1%
33.7%
Now Married
9,185
43.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,418
11.5%
11.0%
Separated
657
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,148
5.5
5.8%
Atwater, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,684
52.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
12,423
47.6%
21.6%
Spanish
11,032
42.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
631
2.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
666
2.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
94
0.4%
1.1%
Atwater, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
659
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
553
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,222
13.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,047
11.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,261
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,981
22.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
886
9.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
914
10.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
239
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
161
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
45,800
57,617
Per capita income
18,417
31,128
Atwater, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,005
9.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
482
4.5%
9.8
Construction
606
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,707
25.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
393
3.6%
6.6
Information
175
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,613
14.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
530
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
669
6.2%
11.4
Public administration
456
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,418
13.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
533
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
208
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,698
15.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,422
22.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,368
21.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,419
22.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,888
17.5%
18.1%
Atwater, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,500
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,517
81.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,108
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
113
1.1%
5.1
Walked
75
0.7%
2.7
Other means
373
3.6%
1.8
Worked at home
314
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.9
26.6
Atwater, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
610
6.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,768
31.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,596
40.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,949
21.8%
21.0
Atwater, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,923
94.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,535
50.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,388
49.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
525
5.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.5
Atwater, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,448
1 room
69
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
153
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
709
7.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,516
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
2,702
28.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,145
22.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,096
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
673
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
385
4.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Atwater, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,448
1-unit, detached
6,670
70.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
401
4.2%
5.9
2-units
430
4.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
699
7.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
388
4.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
164
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
112
1.2%
9.0
Mobile home
584
6.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Atwater, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
193
2.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
420
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,488
15.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
729
7.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,995
21.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,594
16.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,378
14.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,588
16.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
49
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
14
0.1%
1.4%
Atwater, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,029
67.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
17
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
2,770
31.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
28
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
12
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
67
0.8%
1.1
Atwater, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,186
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
15
0.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
25
0.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
79
2.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
319
10.0%
11.8%
$500 to $999
650
20.4%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
738
23.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,360
42.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,260
39.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
533
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
369
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
216
6.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
808
25.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Atwater, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,297
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
0.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
130
3.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
461
10.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,468
34.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,228
51.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
91
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
897
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
320
7.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
464
11.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
669
15.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
600
14.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
435
10.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,724
40.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
176
0.0%
0.0%
Atwater, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,535
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
412
9.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
399
8.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,138
25.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,119
24.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,094
24.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
337
7.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
36
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
160,200
205,000
