Stanislaus County, California

33 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 552,250
Median household income: $79,661
Median home value: $426,600

Stanislaus County is a county in California with a population of 552,250. 33 cities and places have their primary county here. At $79,661, its median household income sits below California's $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Stanislaus County's population grew 1.7% from 543,194 to 552,250, while its median household income rose 31.2% from $60,704 to $79,661.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.1% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 49.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 552,250
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,661
Median home value: $426,600
Median gross rent: $1,528
Housing units: 184,240
Homeownership rate: 61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

543,194552,250

Median household income

$60,704$79,661

Median home value

$291,600$426,600

Median gross rent

$1,155$1,528

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	543,194	$60,704	$291,600	$1,155
2020	546,235	$62,873	$314,100	$1,210
2021	550,842	$68,368	$338,300	$1,315
2022	552,063	$74,872	$393,300	$1,433
2023	552,250	$79,661	$426,600	$1,528

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37,447	6.8%
5 to 17	110,868	20.1%
18 to 24	51,350	9.3%
25 to 34	78,517	14.2%
35 to 44	73,288	13.3%
45 to 54	64,180	11.6%
55 to 64	61,695	11.2%
65 to 74	44,881	8.1%
75 and over	30,024	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	207,182	37.5%
Black or African American	14,636	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,549	0.3%
Asian	31,630	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,878	0.5%
Some other race	1,882	0.3%
Two or more races	20,706	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	271,787	49.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.9%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70,118	19.9%
High school graduate	103,475	29.3%
Some college or associate's	111,518	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	46,297	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21,177	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	183,094	78.6%
Carpooled	25,568	11.0%
Public transit	1,530	0.7%
Walked	3,313	1.4%
Bicycle	877	0.4%
Worked from home	16,172	6.9%
Other means	2,427	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60,537	27.9%
15 to 29 min	73,388	33.8%
30 to 44 min	37,774	17.4%
45 to 59 min	14,304	6.6%
60+ min	30,806	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.10
Poverty rate: 13.1% (71,943 of 547,160)

	Count	Share
Family households	130,548	74.0%
Nonfamily households	45,909	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	176,457	95.8%
Vacant	7,783	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	107,644	61.0%
Renter-occupied	68,813	39.0%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	139,548	75.7%
1-unit, attached	8,069	4.4%
2 to 4 units	10,379	5.6%
5 to 19 units	7,709	4.2%
20 or more units	10,405	5.6%
Mobile home & other	8,130	4.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 06099
State: California
Land area: 1,496 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 37.5623, -121.0028