Atherton, California
Demographics : Data compiled from the 2000 US Census
Atherton is a town in San Mateo county, California with a population of 7194 people, 1984 families and 2413 total households. The population density was 1,467.6. There were 2505 housing units at an average density of 511.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 85.36% Caucasion, 0.70 2.75% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population.