Minnesota · Census place 02692
Atwater city, MN
Quick answer
Atwater city has 1,217 residents, ranking #330 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $66,071, the median home is worth $144,300 and median gross rent runs $736 a month.
- Population
- 1,217Atwater city residents
- Median household income
- $66,071Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $144,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $736Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.5%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 13.4% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.9% of residents and 79.5% 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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