Modesto.
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California·Stanislaus County
50 tracts·205K people·$443K median·4,728/mi²
Hispanic 45 · White 37 · Asian 7 · Multiracial 5 · Black 4 · Other 2
Married couple 46 · Other 31 · Living alone 23
Modesto 32 · Empire 3 · Ceres 3 · San Jose 3 · Stockton 2 · Elsewhere 58
Health 38 · Retail 16 · Professional 15 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 19 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 8 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 1
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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 Modesto is $442,700 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Modesto has 219,215 residents across 43 census tracts and 40 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.1; the population is 45.4% Hispanic or Latino, 36.6% White, 7.3% Asian, 4.5% Multiracial, 4.4% Black and 1.8% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 21.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.3% (Census ACS).
Lakewood Elementary (61%), Enslen Elementary (56%) and Sonoma Elementary (52%) lead the elementary schools; Elizabeth Ustach Middle (47%), Daniel J. Savage Middle (42%) and Roosevelt Junior High (31%) lead the middle schools; James C. Enochs High (52%), Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center (44%) and Fred C. Beyer High (42%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,690/month, 7% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Modesto is $79,891 a year, 7% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Modesto, median rent is $1,690/month and the median home value is $442,700 (Census ACS).
Modesto reported 6.5 violent crimes and 22.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 103 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 12 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Modesto are earthquake (91), drought (87) and volcanic activity (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Modesto scores 14.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).