Atwater, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Atwater, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 37,073. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ATWATER-CA · Atwater, CA 1 ZIPs · 37,073 pop · #13923/25278 · Merced County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $68,349
  • RANK-MID #13923/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Los Banos
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 57% owners
  • POP-SMALL 37,073
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $390,900

Nearest income peer: Los Banos, CA ( $1,220 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Atwater

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Atwater on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Atwater, CA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
37,073
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,349
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,349 and poverty 19.1% concentrate in 95301.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (56.6%) for this income tier, rent $1,285 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Benton is the closest lower-income city and Coachella the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Atwater.

Population concentration

Atwater reads through its lone ZIP, 95301

37,073 ACS residents, one ZIP: 95301 is not the leading code inside Atwater, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Atwater

Citywide ZBP: 486 establishments, 7,209 employees , annual payroll $295,216k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95301 (486 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (84) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Atwater, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Merced County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Atwater. See the Merced County roll-up →

Atwater lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Merced County: Livingston, Delhi and Hilmar earn more and Merced, Winton and Dos Palos earn less. Planada marks the far end of that range at $39,741, 42% below Atwater.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95301 37,073 $68,349 486 230

Atwater roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Atwater, .