West Modesto

Population: 5,633
Median household income: $61,833
Median home value: $285,700

Located in Stanislaus County, California, West Modesto is a community with a population of 5,633. At $61,833, its median household income sits below Stanislaus County's $79,661.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Modesto's population declined 2.2% from 5,762 to 5,633, while its median home value rose 90.8% from $149,700 to $285,700.

The median resident is 31.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,633
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,833
Median home value: $285,700
Median gross rent: $1,344
Housing units: 1,556
Homeownership rate: 46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7625,633

Median household income

$37,731$61,833

Median home value

$149,700$285,700

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,344

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,762	$37,731	$149,700	$1,029
2020	5,557	$43,864	$213,800	$1,074
2021	5,882	$49,340	$239,200	$1,129
2022	5,438	$55,500	$280,700	$1,240
2023	5,633	$61,833	$285,700	$1,344

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1723.7%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	312	5.5%
5 to 17	1,333	23.7%
18 to 24	592	10.5%
25 to 34	944	16.8%
35 to 44	877	15.6%
45 to 54	456	8.1%
55 to 64	505	9.0%
65 to 74	299	5.3%
75 and over	315	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	895	15.9%
Black or African American	137	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	261	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	0.6%
Two or more races	147	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,158	73.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.0%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,154	34.0%
High school graduate	1,084	31.9%
Some college or associate's	850	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	259	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	49	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled23.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,590	67.2%
Carpooled	543	23.0%
Public transit	10	0.4%
Walked	9	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	189	8.0%
Other means	24	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	453	20.8%
15 to 29 min	1,000	46.0%
30 to 44 min	231	10.6%
45 to 59 min	116	5.3%
60+ min	376	17.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.70
Poverty rate: 18.9% (1,063 of 5,612)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,224	81.1%
Nonfamily households	286	18.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,510	97.0%
Vacant	46	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	694	46.0%
Renter-occupied	816	54.0%

1-unit, detached91.3%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,421	91.3%
1-unit, attached	51	3.3%
2 to 4 units	66	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0684578
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.6175, -121.0328