California · Census place 03162
Atwater city, CA
Quick answer
Atwater city has 32,013 residents, ranking #256 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $63,945, the median home is worth $340,600 and median gross rent runs $1,219 a month.
- Population
- 32,013Atwater city residents
- Median household income
- $63,945Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $340,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,219Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Atwater city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Atwater city median would spend about 22.9% 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 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20% of residents and 52.3% 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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