Newman vs West Modesto

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

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

Newman has the higher population (12,299 vs 5,633 in West Modesto). Newman has the higher median household income ($75,344 vs $61,833 in West Modesto). Newman has the higher median home value ($381,900 vs $285,700 in West Modesto).

Population, income & housing

	Newman	West Modesto
Population	12,299	5,633
Median age	35.3 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,344	$61,833
Median home value	$381,900	$285,700
Median gross rent	$1,227	$1,344
Housing units	3,963	1,556
Homeownership rate	74.9%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newman	West Modesto
Population	11,317 → 12,299 (+8.7%)	5,762 → 5,633 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$62,877 → $75,344 (+19.8%)	$37,731 → $61,833 (+63.9%)
Median home value	$263,000 → $381,900 (+45.2%)	$149,700 → $285,700 (+90.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $1,227 (+15.0%)	$1,029 → $1,344 (+30.6%)

Newman

Population

11,31712,299

Median household income

$62,877$75,344

Median home value

$263,000$381,900

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,227

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)

	Newman	West Modesto
Under 5	7.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.1%	23.7%
18 to 24	11.5%	10.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	16.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	8.1%
55 to 64	15.5%	9.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	5.3%
75 and over	3.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newman	West Modesto
White (non-Hispanic)	24.5%	15.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	69.8%	73.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newman	West Modesto
No high school diploma	24.3%	34.0%
High school graduate	38.4%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newman	West Modesto
Drove alone	81.6%	67.2%
Carpooled	8.9%	23.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	3.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newman	West Modesto
1-unit, detached	85.1%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Newman	West Modesto
Poverty rate	13.3%	18.9%
Average household size	3.28	3.70
Mean commute (minutes)	37	32
Median year structure built	1997	1951