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Modesto Demographics and Statistics

The demographic data of the metropolitan statistical area of Modesto present some truly exciting facts.This region is populated significantly by residents of a number of cultures, heritages, and lifestyles. The United States Census Bureau provides insight into a number of interesting findings. This rise in the overall population of the area is due to a combination of the following factors: domestic migration, international migration and natural changes i.e. ratio of births and deaths occurring in the city.

Modesto, CA

People QuickFacts Modesto California
Population, 2006 estimate 205,721 36,457,549
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 9.0% 7.6%
Population, 2000 188,856 33,871,648
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.6% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 30.1% 27.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.1% 10.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.5% 50.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 69.6% 59.5%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 4.0% 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 6.0% 10.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 0.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 5.9% 4.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 25.6% 32.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 49.3% 50.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 15.8% 26.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 28.1% 39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 75.0% 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 16.5% 26.6%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.7 27.7
 
Housing units, 2000 67,179 12,214,549
Homeownership rate, 2000 58.7% 56.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $126,000 $211,500
 
Households, 2000 64,959 11,502,870
Persons per household, 2000 2.86 2.87
Median household income, 1999 $40,394 $47,493
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,797 $22,711
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 15.7% 14.2%
Business QuickFacts Modesto California
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,035,715 655,954,708
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,483,944 359,120,365
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $12,241 $10,264
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 307,448 55,559,669
Total number of firms, 2002 12,475 2,908,758
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 8.3% 12.8%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 15.7% 14.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 28.4% 29.9%
 
Geography QuickFacts Modesto California
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 35 155,959
Persons per square mile, 2000 5,276.8 217.2
FIPS Code 48354 06
Counties Stanislaus County