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Modesto, CA

218,909 Population
43.4 square miles 5,048.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 35.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,867 ±$2,160 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: $33,790 ±$1,129
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
$80,471 ±$6,167 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: $82,758 ±$3,418
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611

12% ±2.1% (25,862  ±4,518) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 12.3% † 66,937 (±1.5% / ±7,930)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)

31.4 minutes ±2.5 (2,767,250  ±257,704) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 31.7 7,123,845 (±1.6 / ±396,697)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)

Families

76,577 ±2,400 Number of households
  • the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 179,152 ±1,525
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
2.8 ±0.1 (215,972  ±70) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 3.1 545,899 (±0 / ±78)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200

5.7% ±2% (2,773  ±977) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 5.2% † 6,888 (±1% / ±1,306)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)

Housing

79,974 ±2,352 Number of housing units
  • the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 186,251 ±74
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428

$449,100 ±$8,787 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: $456,700 ±$7,344
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850

7.9% ±1.8% (17,121  ±3,860.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 9.2% † 50,247 (±1.3% / ±7,173.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)

Social

82.6% ±3.9% (118,963  ±6,262.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 79% 279,039 (±2.6% / ±9,164.5)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
21.6% ±2.3% (31,141  ±3,417.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 21% 74,086 (±1.3% / ±4,656.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

19.9% ±2.1% (43,601  ±4,544) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 21.7% 119,524
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017

4.8% ±1% (7,902  ±1,595) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Modesto, CA Metro Area: 4% † 16,283 (±0.5% / ±2,071)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
7,902 Total veterans ±1,595 7,290 Male ±1,481 612 Female ±468

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