Atherton vs Broadmoor

A side-by-side comparison of Atherton and Broadmoor: population, income, housing, and more.

Atherton and Broadmoor are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atherton has the higher population (7,021 vs 4,467 in Broadmoor). Atherton has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $161,572 in Broadmoor). Atherton has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,206,800 in Broadmoor).

Population, income & housing

	Atherton	Broadmoor
Population	7,021	4,467
Median age	49.0 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$161,572
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,206,800
Median gross rent	$3,501	$3,501
Housing units	2,673	1,439
Homeownership rate	87.4%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.9%	43.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atherton	Broadmoor
Population	7,168 → 7,021 (-2.1%)	5,170 → 4,467 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$94,160 → $161,572 (+71.6%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$804,600 → $1,206,800 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)	$1,986 → $3,501 (+76.3%)

Atherton

Population

7,1687,021

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Broadmoor

Population

5,1704,467

Median household income

$94,160$161,572

Median home value

$804,600$1,206,800

Median gross rent

$1,986$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atherton	Broadmoor
Under 5	2.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.6%
18 to 24	14.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	7.2%	15.1%
35 to 44	5.5%	17.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	7.3%
75 and over	12.8%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atherton	Broadmoor
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	23.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	18.6%	51.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atherton	Broadmoor
No high school diploma	1.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	4.7%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	8.4%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	55.5%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atherton	Broadmoor
Drove alone	47.2%	59.1%
Carpooled	6.8%	11.1%
Public transit	1.7%	6.2%
Walked	2.8%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.6%	21.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atherton	Broadmoor
1-unit, detached	98.0%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Atherton	Broadmoor
Poverty rate	3.3%	2.0%
Average household size	2.81	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1960	1952