California · Census place 03064
Atascadero city, CA
Quick answer
Atascadero city has 29,735 residents, ranking #272 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $88,830, the median home is worth $673,400 and median gross rent runs $1,855 a month.
- Population
- 29,735Atascadero city residents
- Median household income
- $88,830Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $673,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,855Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Atascadero city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Atascadero city median would spend about 25.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 7.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 62.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- East Palo Alto city 29,143
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