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Atwater, CA

32,013 Population
6.6 square miles 4,874.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.9 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 31.8 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6459%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male51%
  • Male
  • Female
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29%†White3%†Black0%†Native5%†Asian1%†Islander0%†Other3%†Two+57%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$30,133 ±$3,187 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Merced, CA Metro Area: $27,711 ±$806
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$63,945 ±$5,196 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Merced, CA Metro Area: $65,044 ±$2,052
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

20% ±3.3% (6,343  ±1,043) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 18.4% 51,655 (±1.1% / ±2,934)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty26%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty21%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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29 minutes ±2.9 (358,050  ±40,611) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 31 3,117,125 (±1 / ±112,940)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

10,296 ±413 Number of households
  • the Merced, CA Metro Area: 84,605 ±603
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
3.1 ±0.1 (31,843  ±73) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 3.3 280,581 (±0 / ±94)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

Population by household type

Married couples55%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married46%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale45%Female30%†
Now marriedMale47%Female45%
DivorcedMale6%†Female13%†
WidowedMale2%†Female11%†
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5.6% ±1.9% (412  ±145) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 5.8% † 4,019 (±0.8% / ±573)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-1911%†20-2419%†25-292%†30-356%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

10,525 ±401 Number of housing units
  • the Merced, CA Metro Area: 89,610 ±97
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied98%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied52%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit71%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$340,600 ±$8,220 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Merced, CA Metro Area: $368,400 ±$6,118
  • about half the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

8% ±1.7% (2,517  ±548.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 10.9% 30,630 (±0.9% / ±2,502.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

73.8% ±4.4% (14,747  ±973.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 71.9% 123,280 (±1.7% / ±2,964.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
13.1% ±2.1% (2,623  ±418.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 14.8% 25,346 (±0.8% / ±1,310.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

Population by highest level of education

26%†No degree29%High school32%Some college11%†Bachelor's2%†Post-grad
* Universe: Population 25 years and over
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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22.2% ±2.5% (7,098  ±792) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 26.1% 74,422
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

6.7% ±1.2% (1,538  ±285) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 4% 8,005 (±0.3% / ±641)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)

Veterans by wartime service

0WWII122†Korea701†Vietnam276†Gulf (1990s)381†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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1,538 Total veterans ±285 1,299 Male ±240 239 Female ±113

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Atwater, CA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US0603162-atwater-ca/>