Demographics of Atascadero city, California

Atascadero city, California had 29,464 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −282 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Atascadero city, in four figures

29,464
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 29,712 ±56.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −282 people.; 40.4 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,429 ±$6,847
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Atascadero city, California's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Atascadero city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Atascadero city, California's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Atascadero city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	29,746	100.0	100.0
2021	29,765	100.1	100.2
2022	29,683	99.8	100.7
2023	29,687	99.8	101.6
2024	29,640	99.6	102.5
2025	29,464	99.1	103.1

Population of Atascadero city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	29,746	—
2021	29,765	+19
2022	29,683	−82
2023	29,687	+4
2024	29,640	−47
2025	29,464	−176

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±1.7: for men 37.4 ±1.9 and for women 44.2 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Atascadero city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,498 ±312	5.0% ±1.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,733 ±609	15.9% ±2.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,068 ±617	10.3% ±2.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,469 ±673	25.1% ±2.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,458 ±667	25.1% ±2.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,486 ±521	18.5% ±1.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,429 ±$6,847, and income per person $61,687 ±$17,104, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Atascadero city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,264 ±288	10.9% ±2.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,599 ±321	13.8% ±2.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,775 ±432	15.3% ±3.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,555 ±310	13.4% ±2.6	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,216 ±376	19.1% ±3.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,356 ±263	11.7% ±2.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,814 ±306	15.7% ±2.6	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Atascadero city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,366 ±755	11.4% ±2.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,044 ±361	16.9% ±5.5	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,808 ±439	11.3% ±2.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	514 ±243	6.9% ±3.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Atascadero city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Atascadero city	California	United States
Housing units	12,180 ±426	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±4.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±1.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.6% ±2.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.4% ±3.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$716,500 ±$31,483	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,854 ±$83	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Atascadero city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,692 ±1,022	22.5% ±3.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,656 ±952	66.2% ±3.2	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	54 to 414	0.2% to 1.4%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	610 ±225	2.1% ±0.8	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	12 to 138	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	66 to 314	0.2% to 1.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,251 ±504	7.6% ±1.7	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Atascadero city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	22,565 ±727	75.9% ±2.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,620 ±561	15.5% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	130 to 400	0.4% to 1.3%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,262 ±507	7.6% ±1.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,212 ±327	4.1% ±1.1	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,050 ±353	3.5% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Atascadero city among the places of California

270th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Atascadero city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Los Altos city	30,698 ±67
La Verne city	30,600 ±48
Burlingame city	30,525 ±26
Saratoga city	30,319 ±85
Temescal Valley CDP	30,069 ±1,987
Atascadero city	29,712 ±56
San Carlos city	29,614 ±46
Monterey city	29,613 ±34
Suisun City city	29,286 ±37
San Lorenzo CDP	29,171 ±1,485
East Palo Alto city	29,069 ±37

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Atascadero city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 71 Places in California by per capita income
No. 98 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 128 Places in California by median age
No. 189 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 227 Places in California by median home value
No. 241 Places in California by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026