Cities / California / Atascadero

Atascadero, CA

29,758 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Atascadero)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 1.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

FAT

104 mi — Fresno Yosemite International Airport

Population & People

Population

29,758

Median age

40.4

Median household income

$91,429

Poverty rate

11.4%

Unemployment rate

4.6%

Bachelor's degree+

31.6%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

22.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$716,500

Median gross rent

$1,854/mo

Homeownership rate

64.64%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,070

HUD Fair Market Rent (California statewide average across 58 areas — not specific to Atascadero), 2026. Efficiency $1526, 1BR $1661, 2BR $2070, 3BR $2775, 4BR $3190. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

California gasoline midgrade

$5.81

California commercial electricity

26.36¢/kWh

California industrial electricity

21.62¢/kWh

California residential electricity

32.54¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

4250840.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

3388904.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for California

974.97

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Source: FRED, California-specific series.

Nearby Airports

FAT

Fresno Yosemite International Airport

104 mi away

SJC

Mineta San Jose International Airport

147 mi away

BUR

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport

158 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (California energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (California economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).