Atwater City, California

Atwater City is a city in the Merced County, California, United States. The population of city in 2000 stood at 23113 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 26565, It is the 285th largest by population in the U.S. state of California. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.41 mi˛ (14.01 sq km), of which, 5.4 square miles (13.99 sq km) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 sq km) of it is water, making it California's 517th largest by total area.

As of the census of 2000, there were 23113 people, 7247 households, and 5670 families living in the city. The population density was 4277.4 people per square mile (1651.51/km˛), it is California's 253rd most densely populated city. There were 8114 housing units at an average density of 1502.6 per square mile (580.16/km˛). The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.55. The population's age distribution was 34.9% under the age of 18, 10% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males. The median age was 28.5 years, the median age of male residents at 27.7 and the median age of female residents at 29.4. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 13252 White, 1153 Black or African American, 293 American Indian, 1254 Asian, 83 Native Hawaiian, 1419 from two or more races and 5659 Ohter races.

Atwater city California Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Atwater city California School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Atwater City California GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $37344, it is the 685th highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of California. The median income for a family in the city was $39789, making it the 346th poorest city by median family income among the California. The per capita income for the city was $15162, it is 334th poorest city by per capita income in California. The median income was $19001, The median income for males was $24777, compared to $14154 for females.

In 2000, 7905 pupils and students, of which 3757 are male and 4148 are female, 34.2% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 321 nursery or pri school, 381 kindergarten, 3967 elementary school, 1739 high school and 1497 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census23113
April 2000 Estimate23214
July 2000 Estimate23275
July 2001 Estimate23721
July 2002 Estimate24582
July 2003 Estimate26288
July 2004 Estimate26085
July 2005 Estimate26761
July 2006 Estimate26626
July 2007 Estimate26811
July 2008 Estimate26565
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school204117321
Kindergarten155226381
Elementary school199719703967
High school8928471739
College or graduate school5099881497
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Atwater city, California$37344$39789$15162
Merced County, California$35532$38009$14257
California, United States$47493$53025$22711
United States$41994$50046$21587