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Atwater CCD, Merced County, CA

55,169 Population
98.7 square miles 558.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.3 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Merced County: 31.8 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,184 ±$3,070 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Merced County: $28,030 ±$830
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,742 ±$5,095 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Merced County: $65,510 ±$2,304
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.6% ±2.6% (9,988  ±1,442) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Merced County: 19.1% 54,568 (±1.2% / ±3,516)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.9 minutes ±1.2 (536,115  ±37,640) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Merced County: 31.3 3,243,865 (±1 / ±123,991)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

16,156 ±615 Number of households
  • Merced County: 86,055 ±548
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.3 ±0.2 (53,756  ±1,767) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Merced County: 3.3 285,754 (±0 / ±89)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.5% ±1.9% (975  ±252) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Merced County: 5.8% † 4,147 (±0.8% / ±568)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

16,619 ±578 Number of housing units
  • Merced County: 90,872 ±70
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$376,200 ±$8,979 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Merced County: $391,800 ±$5,618
  • about half the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.6% ±1.7% (4,684  ±938.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Merced County: 10.1% 29,046 (±0.9% / ±2,422.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

71.6% ±2.7% (24,153  ±1,212.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Merced County: 72.3% 125,865 (±1.6% / ±2,765.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.3% ±1.2% (4,468  ±426.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Merced County: 15.3% 26,697 (±0.7% / ±1,235.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

23.1% ±2% (12,725  ±1,199) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Merced County: 25.6% 74,255
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±0.9% (2,023  ±346) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Merced County: 3.6% 7,464 (±0.3% / ±668)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,023 Total veterans ±346 1,729 Male ±308 294 Female ±113

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