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California·Stanislaus County
12 tracts·43K people·$425K median·4,521/mi²
Hispanic 65 · White 21 · Asian 10 · Multiracial 2 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 52 · Other 32 · Living alone 16
Modesto 22 · Ceres 10 · Turlock 4 · Empire 4 · San Jose 3 · Elsewhere 58
Health 33 · Retail 27 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 10 · Professional 9 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Production · transport 25 · Management · business · science · arts 21 · Service 20 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 15
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 6 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ceres is $424,800 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Ceres has 49,342 residents across 9 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.8; the population is 65.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% White, 10.4% Asian, 1.8% Multiracial, 1.1% Black and 0.6% Other; the average household has 3.5 people; 12.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.9% (Census ACS).
La Rosa Elementary (45%), M. Robert Adkison Elementary (33%) and Sinclear Elementary (30%) lead the elementary schools; Blaker-Kinser Junior High (28%), Cesar Chavez Junior High (27%) and Mae Hensley Junior High (25%) lead the middle schools; Ceres High (33%), Argus High (Continuation) (3%) and Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard (0%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,639/month, 4% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ceres is $79,025 a year, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Ceres, median rent is $1,639/month and the median home value is $424,800 (Census ACS).
Ceres reported 4.2 violent crimes and 24.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 104 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 13 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ceres are earthquake (88), volcanic activity (78) and heat wave (73), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Ceres scores 13.8 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.6% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).