Bystrom vs West Modesto

A side-by-side comparison of Bystrom and West Modesto: population, income, housing, and more.

Bystrom and West Modesto are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Modesto has the higher population (5,633 vs 4,109 in Bystrom). West Modesto has the higher median household income ($61,833 vs $42,212 in Bystrom). West Modesto has the higher median home value ($285,700 vs $250,300 in Bystrom).

Population, income & housing

	Bystrom	West Modesto
Population	4,109	5,633
Median age	27.4 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$42,212	$61,833
Median home value	$250,300	$285,700
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,344
Housing units	1,171	1,556
Homeownership rate	51.2%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	18.7%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bystrom	West Modesto
Population	3,759 → 4,109 (+9.3%)	5,762 → 5,633 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$32,519 → $42,212 (+29.8%)	$37,731 → $61,833 (+63.9%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $250,300 (+63.3%)	$149,700 → $285,700 (+90.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,062 → $1,238 (+16.6%)	$1,029 → $1,344 (+30.6%)

Bystrom

Population

3,7594,109

Median household income

$32,519$42,212

Median home value

$153,300$250,300

Median gross rent

$1,062$1,238

West Modesto

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bystrom	West Modesto
Under 5	9.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	24.7%	23.7%
18 to 24	12.4%	10.5%
25 to 34	14.2%	16.8%
35 to 44	13.8%	15.6%
45 to 54	9.3%	8.1%
55 to 64	9.6%	9.0%
65 to 74	4.9%	5.3%
75 and over	1.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bystrom	West Modesto
White (non-Hispanic)	14.7%	15.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	77.3%	73.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bystrom	West Modesto
No high school diploma	36.4%	34.0%
High school graduate	32.3%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bystrom	West Modesto
Drove alone	78.3%	67.2%
Carpooled	13.7%	23.0%
Public transit	5.9%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	8.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bystrom	West Modesto
1-unit, detached	63.9%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.3%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Bystrom	West Modesto
Poverty rate	30.5%	18.9%
Average household size	3.47	3.70
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1977	1951