Waterford vs West Modesto

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

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

Waterford has the higher population (9,177 vs 5,633 in West Modesto). Waterford has the higher median household income ($73,092 vs $61,833 in West Modesto). Waterford has the higher median home value ($372,900 vs $285,700 in West Modesto).

Population, income & housing

	Waterford	West Modesto
Population	9,177	5,633
Median age	28.9 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,092	$61,833
Median home value	$372,900	$285,700
Median gross rent	$1,567	$1,344
Housing units	2,626	1,556
Homeownership rate	53.8%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waterford	West Modesto
Population	8,877 → 9,177 (+3.4%)	5,762 → 5,633 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$58,904 → $73,092 (+24.1%)	$37,731 → $61,833 (+63.9%)
Median home value	$247,200 → $372,900 (+50.8%)	$149,700 → $285,700 (+90.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,112 → $1,567 (+40.9%)	$1,029 → $1,344 (+30.6%)

Waterford

Population

8,8779,177

Median household income

$58,904$73,092

Median home value

$247,200$372,900

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,567

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)

	Waterford	West Modesto
Under 5	6.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	23.8%	23.7%
18 to 24	11.4%	10.5%
25 to 34	14.8%	16.8%
35 to 44	10.1%	15.6%
45 to 54	15.1%	8.1%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.0%
65 to 74	5.1%	5.3%
75 and over	2.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waterford	West Modesto
White (non-Hispanic)	38.5%	15.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	54.2%	73.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waterford	West Modesto
No high school diploma	29.8%	34.0%
High school graduate	40.0%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waterford	West Modesto
Drove alone	73.1%	67.2%
Carpooled	20.9%	23.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waterford	West Modesto
1-unit, detached	78.7%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Waterford	West Modesto
Poverty rate	13.8%	18.9%
Average household size	3.83	3.70
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1988	1951