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.
There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Atwater, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Atwater has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Atwater has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Atwater a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
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 32.35 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Atwater doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Atwater, just 10.43% 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 $26,595, which is low income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,380 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, Scottish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Atwater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.