Atwater is a tiny town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 776 people and two associated neighborhoods, Atwater is the 612th largest community in Ohio.Atwater is a blue-collar town, with 54.79% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Atwater is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Atwater who work in sales jobs (9.04%), healthcare suport services (9.04%), and maintenance occupations (7.45%). Atwater’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. One downside of living in Atwater is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Atwater, the average commute to work is 34.45 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Atwater does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Atwater, just 12.96% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Atwater in 2022 was $21,909, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,636 for a family of four. However, Atwater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Atwater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Atwater residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Atwater include German, Irish, French, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Atwater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
