CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Atascadero

California · 23,348 residents · 26.1 sq mi

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Atascadero is home to 23,348 people in California. The typical home is worth $198,400. The poverty rate is 7.8%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 12% since 2000. Households take in $35,140 a year at the median, 17% more than the country as a whole. About 21% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,348

−12%vs 2000

vs 26,411 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−15%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

26.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,903)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(2,025)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,870)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(1,572)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(1,410)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(3,872)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.7%(4,362)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(2,238)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(1,518)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(1,512)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(834)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(232)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,140

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,725 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,639

−27%vs 2000

vs $20,029 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$198,400

+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $195,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$533

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $701 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.6% in 2000

36.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.7%(21,850)

Black2.3%(603)

Hispanic / Latino10.5%(2,783)

Asian1.2%(319)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(21,984)

Black1.1%(246)

Hispanic / Latino8%(1,876)

Asian1%(222)

Other3.8%(896)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican19.4%(5,761)

Spaniard0.8%(223)

Puerto Rican0.5%(154)

South American0.3%(103)

Central American0.3%(86)

Cuban0.2%(67)

Peruvian0.2%(65)

Guatemalan0.2%(45)

Salvadoran0.1%(38)

Colombian0.1%(21)

Ecuadorian0.1%(17)

Panamanian0%(3)

Asian origin

Japanese2.1%(629)

Filipino0.9%(279)

Korean0.3%(98)

Chinese0.2%(72)

Asian Indian0.2%(50)

Vietnamese0.1%(26)

Taiwanese0%(12)

Thai0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(7)

Ancestry

German18.5%(5,499)

English16.3%(4,832)

Irish13.7%(4,079)

Italian4.5%(1,329)

Scottish2.6%(774)

French2.6%(761)

American2%(603)

Dutch1.9%(559)

Swedish1.8%(533)

Norwegian1.5%(452)

Portuguese1.4%(410)

Polish1.2%(360)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1%(311)

Arab0.8%(244)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(209)

Russian0.6%(167)

Welsh0.6%(167)

Finnish0.5%(138)

Greek0.4%(127)

Lebanese0.4%(122)

French Canadian0.4%(117)

Hungarian0.3%(92)

Moroccan0.3%(84)

Swiss0.3%(77)

British0.2%(61)

Austrian0.2%(51)

Canadian0.2%(50)

Slovak0.2%(46)

Croatian0.1%(41)

Belgian0.1%(33)

Lithuanian0.1%(33)

Subsaharan African0.1%(33)

Syrian0.1%(30)

Armenian0.1%(30)

Czech0.1%(30)

Turkish0.1%(30)

West Indian0.1%(24)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(16)

Iranian0.1%(15)

Serbian0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(10)

Jamaican0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.6%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 14.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.1%(4,793)

Married52.9%(6,651)

Widowed1.5%(189)

Divorced7.5%(950)

Women 15+

Never married26%(3,137)

Married51%(6,155)

Widowed7.3%(877)

Divorced15.7%(1,890)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.7%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 74.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 34.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.9%(294)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(226)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.8%(563)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(76)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,230 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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