Atwater

Population: 1,217
Median household income: $66,071
Median home value: $144,300

Atwater, a community in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, has 1,217 residents. At $66,071, its median household income sits below Kandiyohi County's $75,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Atwater's population grew 20.0% from 1,014 to 1,217, while its median home value rose 51.7% from $95,100 to $144,300.

4.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.77 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,217
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $66,071
Median home value: $144,300
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 451
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0141,217

Median household income

$54,926$66,071

Median home value

$95,100$144,300

Median gross rent

$704$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,014	$54,926	$95,100	$704
2020	1,141	$54,773	$108,900	$647
2021	1,136	$58,000	$123,600	$785
2022	1,210	$65,000	$133,100	$726
2023	1,217	$66,071	$144,300	$736

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1728.1%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	5.8%
5 to 17	342	28.1%
18 to 24	99	8.1%
25 to 34	121	9.9%
35 to 44	171	14.1%
45 to 54	148	12.2%
55 to 64	135	11.1%
65 to 74	60	4.9%
75 and over	71	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,063	87.3%
Black or African American	6	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.1%
Two or more races	121	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's39.5%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	2.7%
High school graduate	284	40.2%
Some college or associate's	279	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	103	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone87.2%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	520	87.2%
Carpooled	38	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	3.7%
Other means	13	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	21.8%
15 to 29 min	334	58.2%
30 to 44 min	52	9.1%
45 to 59 min	24	4.2%
60+ min	39	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 4.9% (59 of 1,211)

	Count	Share
Family households	256	59.0%
Nonfamily households	178	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	434	96.2%
Vacant	17	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	345	79.5%
Renter-occupied	89	20.5%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	363	80.5%
1-unit, attached	10	2.2%
2 to 4 units	9	2.0%
5 to 19 units	46	10.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2702692
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 45.1355, -94.7769