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Moving to Atwater, California

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Population: 23,113. Estimated population in July 2024: 27,107 (+17.3% change)
Males: 11,236 (48.6%), Females: 11,877 (51.4%)

Zip codes: 95301.

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.5 years
Median household income: $37,344
Median house value: $103,100

Population by Race

Races in Atwater:

  • White Non-Hispanic (44.3%)
  • Hispanic (41.5%)
  • Other race (24.5%)
  • Two or more races (6.1%)
  • Black (5.0%)
  • Other Asian (2.7%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Filipino (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (8.8%), Irish (7.2%), English (5.7%), United States (5.3%), Portuguese (3.2%), Italian (2.0%).

Land area: 5.4 square miles

Map of Atwater, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Atwater

  • High school or higher: 70.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 13.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Atwater city

  • Never married: 27.8%
  • Now married: 52.4%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

20.8% Foreign born (16.1% Latin America, 3.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +461 (+2.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Atwater:

  • MERCY MED CTR MERCED DOMINICAN CAMPUS (about 10 miles; MERCED, CA)
  • SUTTER MERCED MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; MERCED, CA)
  • EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 20 miles; TURLOCK, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Atwater:

  • MERCED MUNICIPAL/MACREADY FIELD (about 9 miles; MERCED, CA; Abbreviation: MCE)
  • MODESTO CITY-CO-HARRY SHAM FLD (about 31 miles; MODESTO, CA; Abbreviation: MOD)
  • STOCKTON METROPOLITAN (about 57 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Abbreviation: SCK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Atwater:

  • CASTLE (about 3 miles; ATWATER, CA; Abbreviation: MER)
  • TURLOCK MUNI (about 11 miles; TURLOCK, CA; Abbreviation: O15)
  • GUSTINE (about 26 miles; GUSTINE, CA; Abbreviation: 3O1)

Amtrak stations near Atwater:

  • 10 miles: MERCED (324 W. 24TH ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: TURLOCK-DENAIR (DENAIR, SANTA FE ST. AT ELM ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Atwater:

  • MERCED COLLEGE (about 8 miles; MERCED, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,482)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-STANISLAUS (about 21 miles; TURLOCK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,443)
  • MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MODESTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,428)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC (about 66 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,242)
  • SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE (about 67 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,739)
  • GAVILAN COLLEGE (about 71 miles; GILROY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,791)
  • SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 20,861)

Schools

Public high schools in Atwater:

  • ATWATER HIGH (Students: 1,827; Location: 2201 FRUITLAND AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BUHACH COLONY HIGH (Students: 1,510; Location: 1800 BUHACH ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Atwater:

  • MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE (Students: 995; Location: 1753 FIFTH ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 669; Location: 1020 E. BELLEVUE ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • WOOD (ELMER) ELEMENTARY (Students: 561; Location: 1271 W. BELLEVUE ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MITCHELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 559; Location: 1761 GROVE AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • HELLER (PEGGY) ELEMENTARY (Students: 539; Location: 201 LAKE VIEW; Grades: KG – 08)
  • SHAFFER ELEMENTARY (Students: 519; Location: 1435 CALIFORNIA ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • COLBURN (AILEEN) ELEMENTARY (Students: 479; Location: 2201 HELLER ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • OLAETA (THOMAS) ELEMENTARY (Students: 439; Location: 2266 HIGH ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • ATWATER COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 4; Location: 1800 JUNIPER AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Atwater:

  • ST ANTHONY SCHOOL (Students: 140; Location: 1801 WINTON WAY; Grades: PK – 8)
  • FRUITLAND CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: 2100 FRUITLAND AVE; Grades: PK – KG)

 

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