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Population in July 2007: 7,335. Population change since 2000: +0.7%
 

Males: 3,479  (48.4%)
Females: 3,715  (51.6%)

San Mateo County

Median resident age:  45.3 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 94027.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $210,500 (it was $200,001 in 2000)
Atherton  $210,500
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $1,626,400 (it was $1,000,001 in 2000)
Atherton  $1,626,400
California:  $477,700

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Races in Atherton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.7%)
  • Chinese (5.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • Japanese (1.1%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Filipino (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Atherton: 175.0 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.0%), English (15.5%), Irish (11.7%), Italian (9.5%), Scottish (5.7%), Swedish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated on 09/12/1923  

Elevation: 60 feet

Land area: 4.90 square miles.

Population density: 1461 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Atherton

  • High school or higher: 96.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 40.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Atherton town

  • Never married: 21.3%
  • Now married: 66.3%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 5.0%

1,032 residents are foreign born (7.4% Asia, 4.7% Europe).

This town:  14.3%
California:  26.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Atherton:  0.6% ($6,493)
California:  0.7% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Redwood City, CA (3.0 miles , pop. 75,402).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fremont, CA (16.0 miles , pop. 203,413).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (351.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: North Fair Oaks, CA (1.2 miles ), Menlo Park, CA (1.5 miles ), West Menlo Park, CA (1.7 miles ), Redwood City, CA (3.0 miles ), Stanford, CA (3.4 miles ), East Palo Alto, CA (4.2 miles ), Emerald Lake Hills, CA (4.6 miles ), Palo Alto, CA (4.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 15 buildings, average cost: $681,100
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $689,100
  • 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $686,900
  • 1999: 12 buildings, average cost: $687,400
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $687,300
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $687,300
  • 2002: 28 buildings, average cost: $2,007,600
  • 2003: 27 buildings, average cost: $1,860,900
  • 2004: 31 buildings, average cost: $1,898,800
  • 2005: 31 buildings, average cost: $1,890,300
  • 2006: 22 buildings, average cost: $1,759,500
  • 2007: 14 buildings, average cost: $2,173,500

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Latitude: 37.46 N, Longitude: 122.20 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -490 (-6.8%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 567 (18.3%)


People in group quarters in Atherton
  • 254 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 49 people in religious group quarters
  • 15 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 650

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Population change in the 1990s: +309 (+4.5%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (21%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Computer and electronic products (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (19%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Top executives (14%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Other financial specialists (6%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Lawyers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


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Crime in Atherton by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 204422
    per 100,000 27.30.055.856.027.927.6
Robberies 222382
    per 100,000 27.326.827.942.0111.527.6
Assaults 102120111211
    per 100,000 136.5281.5278.9153.9167.3151.9
Burglaries 583740465032
    per 100,000 791.5496.0557.9643.4697.0441.9
Thefts 8480109140164131
    per 100,000 1146.31072.51520.21958.32286.01808.9
Auto thefts 846355
    per 100,000 109.253.683.742.069.769.0
Arson 110207
    per 100,000 13.613.40.028.00.096.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 167.3146.3215.3214.9235.0169.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 27 (21 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.93
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Atherton:
  • RECOVERY INN OF MENLO PARK (about 2 miles; MENLO PARK, CA)
  • KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; REDWOOD CITY, CA)
  • STANFORD HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; STANFORD, CA)

Political contributions by individuals in Atherton, CA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Atherton:
  • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 16 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; ID: SFO)
  • METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 18 miles; OAKLAND, CA; ID: OAK)
  • NORMAN Y. MINETA SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; ID: SJC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atherton:
  • SAN CARLOS (about 4 miles; SAN CARLOS, CA; ID: SQL)
  • PALO ALTO ARPT OF SANTA CLARA CO (about 7 miles; PALO ALTO, CA; ID: PAO)
  • HAYWARD EXECUTIVE (about 15 miles; HAYWARD, CA; ID: HWD)

Amtrak stations near Atherton:
  • 16 miles: FREMONT (CENTERVILLE, FREMONT & PERALTA BLVDS.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: HAYWARD (22555 MEEKLAND AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking.
  • 17 miles: MILLBRAE (MILLBRAE AVE. & CALIFORNIA DR.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ci.atherton.ca.us

College/University in Atherton:
  • MENLO COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 639; Location: 1000 EL CAMINO REAL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.menlo.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Atherton:
  • CANADA COLLEGE (about 3 miles; REDWOOD CITY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • STANFORD UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; STANFORD, CA; FT enrollment: 14,955)
  • COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO (about 11 miles; SAN MATEO, CA; FT enrollment: 5,619)
  • CHABOT COLLEGE (about 14 miles; HAYWARD, CA; FT enrollment: 6,852)
  • DE ANZA COLLEGE (about 15 miles; CUPERTINO, CA; FT enrollment: 13,197)
  • MISSION COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-HAYWARD (about 18 miles; HAYWARD, CA; FT enrollment: 9,988)
Public high school in Atherton:
  • Menlo-Atherton High (Students: 470; Location: 555 Middlefield Rd.; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 79)
Private high schools in Atherton:
  • MENLO SCHOOL (Students: 752; Location: 50 VALPARAISO AVE; Grades: 6 - 12)
  • SACRED HEART PREPARATORY (Students: 430; Location: 150 VALPARAISO AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Atherton:
Private elementary/middle school in Atherton:
  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 517; Location: 50 EMILIE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)

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Notable locations in Atherton: Menlo Circus Club (A), Atherton Branch San Mateo County Library (B), Atherton City Hall (C), Bowman Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Atherton: Church of the Nativity (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Bear Gulch Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Atherton include: Holbrook Palmer Park (1), Redding Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  82.2%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.7%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.3%
Whole state:  6.3%

Atherton compared to California state average:

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  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in San Mateo County California:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Atherton government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - Regular Highways: $517,000
    All Other: $238,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $290,000
    Regular Highways: $158,000
    Police Protection: $157,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,229,000
    Regular Highways: $2,236,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $795,000
    Central Staff Services: $696,000
    Parks & Recreation: $504,000
    Financial Administration: $307,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $176,000
    Libraries: $18,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $419,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $162,000
    Rents: $66,000
    Property Sale Other: $9,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $4,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,962,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $626,000
    All Other: $238,000
    Highways: $139,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,344,000
    NEC: $3,139,000
    Total General Sales: $312,000
    Public Utilities: $296,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,655,000

7.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($75,468 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.22%
California average:  5.75%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,259 average AGI)
San Mateo County:  0.19%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from San Francisco County, CA  1.99% ($65,876 average AGI)
from Santa Clara County, CA  1.19% ($105,470)
from Alameda County, CA  0.71% ($60,283)


8.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($83,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.12%
California average:  6.27%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,125 average AGI)
San Mateo County:  0.12%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Santa Clara County, CA  1.46% ($108,860 average AGI)
to San Francisco County, CA  1.45% ($68,160)
to Alameda County, CA  1.05% ($61,599)


Strongest AM radio stations in Atherton:
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KYCY (1550 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
  • KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
  • KSFB (1220 AM; 5 kW; PALO ALTO, CA; Owner: SCA-PALO ALTO, LLC)
  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KIQI (1010 AM; 35 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF SAN FRANCISCO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KNEW (910 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSFO (560 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KSJX (1500 AM; 10 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Atherton:
  • KFJC (89.7 FM; LOS ALTOS, CA; Owner: FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMM. COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KCEA (89.1 FM; ATHERTON, CA; Owner: MENLO-ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL)
  • KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFRC-FM3 (99.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
  • KZBR-FM1 (95.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KBLX-FM2 (102.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS -CA, INC.)
  • KSOL-FM3 (98.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KZBR-FM2 (95.7 FM; LIVERMORE, ETC., CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KISQ-FM3 (98.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSQL (99.1 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KBAA (94.5 FM; GILROY, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KKUP (91.5 FM; CUPERTINO, CA; Owner: ASSURANCE SCIENCES FOUNDATION)
  • KBRG (100.3 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KMEL-FM1 (106.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KYLD (94.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFRC-FM (99.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
  • KBLX-FM (102.9 FM; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS - CA, INC.)
  • KZBR (95.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KMEL (106.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSAN (107.7 FM; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Atherton:
  • KQED (Channel 9; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
  • KGO-TV (Channel 7; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KPIX-TV (Channel 5; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KTVU (Channel 2; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRON-TV (Channel 4; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC.)
  • KMTP-TV (Channel 32; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: MINORITY TELEVISION PROJECT)
  • KBHK-TV (Channel 44; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCO INC.)
  • KCSM-TV (Channel 60; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KBWB (Channel 20; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KBWB LICENSE, INC.)
  • KFSF (Channel 66; VALLEJO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA SAN FRANCISCO LLC)
  • KBIT-CA (Channel 28; SAN FRANCISCO, ETC., CA; Owner: POLAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCNS (Channel 38; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • KICU-TV (Channel 36; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTEH (Channel 54; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KTEH FOUNDATION)
  • KDTV (Channel 14; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KDTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • KSTS (Channel 48; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LICENSE CORP.)

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