Atwater, CA

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2022 Population

31,841

1.4% 1-year growth

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Laphonza Butler

Democratic Party

2022 Median Property Value

$315,200

18.9% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Atwater, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the median property value in Atwater, CA was $315,200, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Atwater, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Atwater, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Atwater, CA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Atwater, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,975 people), Manufacturing (1,474 people), and Retail Trade (1,460 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($111,178), Public Administration ($83,438), and Finance & Insurance ($69,839).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Atwater, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,220 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (1,099 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,040 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Atwater, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Atwater, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,975 people), Manufacturing (1,474 people), and Retail Trade (1,460 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Atwater, CA, though some of these residents may live in Atwater, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($91,000), Construction ($53,691), and Information ($52,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($54,688), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,528), and Manufacturing ($40,795).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (63.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Laphonza Butler

Senator from California

Assumed office on October 3, 2023
Appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Atwater, CA was $315,200 in 2022, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $265,200 to $315,200, a 18.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Atwater, CA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Atwater, CA have an average commute time of 28.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Atwater, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$315,200

Median Property Value 2022

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Atwater, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Atwater, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Atwater, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Atwater, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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10.2k

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Atwater, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Atwater, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (82.2%)
Carpooled (8.9%)
Other (3.63%)

In 2022, 82.2% of workers in Atwater, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.9%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.63%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Atwater, CA have a longer commute time (28.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 6.05% of the workforce in Atwater, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Atwater, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Atwater, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Atwater, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Atwater, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Atwater, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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