Atherton vs North Fair Oaks

A side-by-side comparison of Atherton and North Fair Oaks: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Fair Oaks has the higher population (13,327 vs 7,021 in Atherton). Atherton has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $106,690 in North Fair Oaks). Atherton has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,209,600 in North Fair Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Atherton	North Fair Oaks
Population	7,021	13,327
Median age	49.0 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$106,690
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,209,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,284
Housing units	2,673	4,145
Homeownership rate	87.4%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.9%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atherton	North Fair Oaks
Population	7,168 → 7,021 (-2.1%)	14,372 → 13,327 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$77,899 → $106,690 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$941,600 → $1,209,600 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)	$1,880 → $2,284 (+21.5%)

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

North Fair Oaks

Population

14,37213,327

Median household income

$77,899$106,690

Median home value

$941,600$1,209,600

Median gross rent

$1,880$2,284

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atherton	North Fair Oaks
Under 5	2.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.6%
18 to 24	14.8%	10.6%
25 to 34	7.2%	18.5%
35 to 44	5.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	14.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	8.9%
75 and over	12.8%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atherton	North Fair Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	17.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	18.6%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	73.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atherton	North Fair Oaks
No high school diploma	1.0%	29.4%
High school graduate	4.7%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	8.4%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	55.5%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atherton	North Fair Oaks
Drove alone	47.2%	63.0%
Carpooled	6.8%	14.6%
Public transit	1.7%	2.4%
Walked	2.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.8%
Worked from home	39.6%	16.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atherton	North Fair Oaks
1-unit, detached	98.0%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Atherton	North Fair Oaks
Poverty rate	3.3%	12.8%
Average household size	2.81	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1960	1956