Modesto vs Patterson

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

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

Modesto has the higher population (218,614 vs 24,306 in Patterson). Patterson has the higher median household income ($93,542 vs $77,899 in Modesto). Patterson has the higher median home value ($427,400 vs $415,600 in Modesto).

Population, income & housing

	Modesto	Patterson
Population	218,614	24,306
Median age	35.4 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$77,899	$93,542
Median home value	$415,600	$427,400
Median gross rent	$1,609	$1,391
Housing units	75,525	6,773
Homeownership rate	58.4%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Modesto	Patterson
Population	212,616 → 218,614 (+2.8%)	22,066 → 24,306 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$59,287 → $77,899 (+31.4%)	$69,233 → $93,542 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$283,800 → $415,600 (+46.4%)	$306,900 → $427,400 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,176 → $1,609 (+36.8%)	$1,519 → $1,391 (-8.4%)

Modesto

Population

212,616218,614

Median household income

$59,287$77,899

Median home value

$283,800$415,600

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,609

Patterson

Population

22,06624,306

Median household income

$69,233$93,542

Median home value

$306,900$427,400

Median gross rent

$1,519$1,391

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Modesto	Patterson
Under 5	6.9%	9.4%
5 to 17	19.4%	22.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	11.0%
25 to 34	15.1%	11.0%
35 to 44	13.1%	17.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.1%	8.3%
65 to 74	8.7%	4.9%
75 and over	5.6%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Modesto	Patterson
White (non-Hispanic)	39.0%	16.4%
Black or African American	4.3%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	2.6%
Some other race	0.3%	1.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	43.9%	65.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Modesto	Patterson
No high school diploma	16.7%	25.3%
High school graduate	29.0%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Modesto	Patterson
Drove alone	76.6%	77.0%
Carpooled	12.1%	12.6%
Public transit	1.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.3%	8.9%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Modesto	Patterson
1-unit, detached	71.5%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	2.4%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Modesto	Patterson
Poverty rate	13.0%	8.5%
Average household size	2.98	3.79
Mean commute (minutes)	30	47
Median year structure built	1978	2000