Atascadero.
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California·San Luis Obispo County
6 tracts·24K people·$717K median·928/mi²
White 66 · Hispanic 23 · Multiracial 8 · Asian 2 · Other 1 · Black 1
Married couple 51 · Living alone 25 · Other 23
Atascadero 16 · San Luis Obispo 12 · El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) 8 · Santa Maria 3 · Los Angeles 3 · Elsewhere 59
Health 25 · Manufacturing 23 · Retail 16 · Professional 14 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 4 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 23 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 10 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 14 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Atascadero is $716,500 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Atascadero has 29,712 residents across 5 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.4; the population is 66.2% White, 22.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Multiracial, 2.0% Asian, 0.9% Other and 0.8% Black; the average household has 2.5 people; 31.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.4% (Census ACS).
Monterey Road Elementary (61%), San Gabriel Elementary (52%) and San Benito Elementary (42%) lead the elementary schools; Fine Arts Academy (52%) and Atascadero Middle (38%) lead the middle schools; Atascadero High (37%), Atascadero Choices in Education Academy (ACE) (35%) and Paloma Creek High (4%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,854/month, 17% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Atascadero is $91,429 a year, 6% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Atascadero, median rent is $1,854/month and the median home value is $716,500 (Census ACS).
Atascadero reported 2.2 violent crimes and 10.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 37°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 17 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Atascadero are earthquake (92), inland flooding (91) and landslide (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.56g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Atascadero scores 11.1 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).