Turlock

Population: 72,400
Median household income: $79,807
Median home value: $443,900

Turlock, a community in Stanislaus County, California, has 72,400 residents. At $79,807, its median household income sits in line with Stanislaus County's $79,661.

From 2019 to 2023, Turlock's population held roughly steady from 72,904 to 72,400, while its median home value rose 43.1% from $310,100 to $443,900.

81.1% of workers drive to work alone. 67.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 72,400
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $79,807
Median home value: $443,900
Median gross rent: $1,498
Housing units: 26,215
Homeownership rate: 56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

72,90472,400

Median household income

$59,681$79,807

Median home value

$310,100$443,900

Median gross rent

$1,123$1,498

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	72,904	$59,681	$310,100	$1,123
2020	72,715	$60,799	$329,900	$1,159
2021	72,494	$66,646	$345,200	$1,230
2022	72,504	$74,559	$400,500	$1,389
2023	72,400	$79,807	$443,900	$1,498

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,660	6.4%
5 to 17	13,976	19.3%
18 to 24	7,844	10.8%
25 to 34	10,139	14.0%
35 to 44	9,134	12.6%
45 to 54	8,160	11.3%
55 to 64	7,724	10.7%
65 to 74	6,200	8.6%
75 and over	4,563	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,436	43.4%
Black or African American	1,462	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	0.1%
Asian	4,264	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	62	0.1%
Some other race	440	0.6%
Two or more races	3,081	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31,600	43.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate23.0%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,411	18.3%
High school graduate	10,566	23.0%
Some college or associate's	14,744	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	7,761	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,438	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,496	81.1%
Carpooled	2,285	7.3%
Public transit	151	0.5%
Walked	678	2.2%
Bicycle	58	0.2%
Worked from home	2,146	6.8%
Other means	642	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,438	35.6%
15 to 29 min	9,471	32.3%
30 to 44 min	5,045	17.2%
45 to 59 min	1,393	4.8%
60+ min	2,963	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 10.8% (7,724 of 71,266)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,385	68.7%
Nonfamily households	7,917	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,302	96.5%
Vacant	913	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,363	56.8%
Renter-occupied	10,939	43.2%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,790	67.9%
1-unit, attached	756	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2,643	10.1%
5 to 19 units	1,898	7.2%
20 or more units	2,294	8.8%
Mobile home & other	834	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0680812
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.5055, -120.8593