Patterson vs Turlock

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

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

Turlock has the higher population (72,400 vs 24,306 in Patterson). Patterson has the higher median household income ($93,542 vs $79,807 in Turlock). Turlock has the higher median home value ($443,900 vs $427,400 in Patterson).

Population, income & housing

	Patterson	Turlock
Population	24,306	72,400
Median age	30.9 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$93,542	$79,807
Median home value	$427,400	$443,900
Median gross rent	$1,391	$1,498
Housing units	6,773	26,215
Homeownership rate	74.2%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patterson	Turlock
Population	22,066 → 24,306 (+10.2%)	72,904 → 72,400 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$69,233 → $93,542 (+35.1%)	$59,681 → $79,807 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$306,900 → $427,400 (+39.3%)	$310,100 → $443,900 (+43.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,519 → $1,391 (-8.4%)	$1,123 → $1,498 (+33.4%)

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

Turlock

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patterson	Turlock
Under 5	9.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	22.9%	19.3%
18 to 24	11.0%	10.8%
25 to 34	11.0%	14.0%
35 to 44	17.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	8.3%	10.7%
65 to 74	4.9%	8.6%
75 and over	4.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patterson	Turlock
White (non-Hispanic)	16.4%	43.4%
Black or African American	4.7%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.2%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.6%	0.1%
Some other race	1.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	65.6%	43.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patterson	Turlock
No high school diploma	25.3%	18.3%
High school graduate	32.1%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patterson	Turlock
Drove alone	77.0%	81.1%
Carpooled	12.6%	7.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	0.2%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.9%	6.8%
Other means	1.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patterson	Turlock
1-unit, detached	90.3%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Patterson	Turlock
Poverty rate	8.5%	10.8%
Average household size	3.79	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	47	26
Median year structure built	2000	1984