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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Planada · lowest
Planada · lowest
$39,741 median HH income
- Merced · near
Merced · near
$64,493 median HH income
- Gustine · near
Gustine · near
$65,761 median HH income
- Los Banos · near
Los Banos · near
$67,129 median HH income
- Atwater · this city
Atwater · this city
$68,349 median HH income
- Delhi · near
Delhi · near
$71,352 median HH income
- Hilmar · highest
Hilmar · highest
$76,316 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.
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 .
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, .