Demographics of Modesto city, California

Modesto city, California had 219,652 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +961 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Modesto city, in four figures

219,652
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 219,215 ±93.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +961 people.; 35.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,891 ±$1,825
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Modesto city, California's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Modesto city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Modesto city, California's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Modesto city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	218,691	100.0	100.0
2021	218,688	100.0	100.2
2022	218,574	99.9	100.7
2023	219,600	100.4	101.6
2024	220,315	100.7	102.5
2025	219,652	100.4	103.1

Population of Modesto city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	218,691	—
2021	218,688	−3
2022	218,574	−114
2023	219,600	+1,026
2024	220,315	+715
2025	219,652	−663

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.1 ±0.5: for men 34.2 ±0.7 and for women 36.2 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Modesto city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	14,638 ±888	6.7% ±0.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	42,901 ±1,663	19.6% ±0.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	18,590 ±1,093	8.5% ±0.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	62,805 ±1,800	28.6% ±0.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	48,703 ±1,442	22.2% ±0.7	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	31,578 ±1,195	14.4% ±0.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,891 ±$1,825, and income per person $35,523 ±$922, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Modesto city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	10,103 ±858	13.8% ±1.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	11,752 ±972	16.1% ±1.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	12,651 ±838	17.3% ±1.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,857 ±771	13.5% ±1.0	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	14,155 ±1,093	19.4% ±1.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,646 ±615	9.1% ±0.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,825 ±653	10.7% ±0.9	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Modesto city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	28,912 ±2,339	13.3% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	9,368 ±998	16.5% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13,557 ±1,180	11.5% ±1.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,987 ±676	14.2% ±1.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Modesto city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Modesto city	California	United States
Housing units	75,752 ±903	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.4% ±0.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.6% ±0.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.9% ±1.3	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.1% ±1.5	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$442,700 ±$4,972	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,690 ±$33	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Modesto city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	99,605 ±2,264	45.4% ±1.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	80,150 ±1,937	36.6% ±0.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,611 ±1,021	4.4% ±0.5	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	16,079 ±1,245	7.3% ±0.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	994 ±365	0.5% ±0.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,991 ±440	0.9% ±0.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	906 ±305	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,879 ±1,164	4.5% ±0.5	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Modesto city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	151,479 ±2,585	69.1% ±1.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,709 ±1,390	10.4% ±0.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,225 ±617	1.5% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	41,802 ±1,993	19.1% ±0.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21,363 ±1,198	9.7% ±0.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20,439 ±1,615	9.3% ±0.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Modesto city among the places of California

18th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Modesto city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Irvine city	311,690 ±103
Chula Vista city	276,375 ±86
Santa Clarita city	230,221 ±96
Fremont city	228,295 ±110
San Bernardino city	222,724 ±72
Modesto city	219,215 ±93
Fontana city	214,169 ±89
Moreno Valley city	211,666 ±83
Oxnard city	200,928 ±69
Huntington Beach city	195,240 ±107
Glendale city	190,748 ±51

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Modesto city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026