Humidity & wind
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Population
219,652
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$442,700
Owner-occupied units
Modesto, CA
California · 37.638° N, 121.003° W · 43 sq mi
Modesto is a city in California, with a population of 219,652 and about 5,066 residents per square mile. The median household earns $79,891 a year, and the median home is worth $442,700.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
43 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,066
People per square mile
Rank by population
#112
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#291
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$79,891
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,690
Per month
Homeownership
58.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
30.2 min
One way
People
Median age
35.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
21.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
19.1%
Households
72,989
2.96 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.2%
Manufacturing 13%
Retail trade 12.6%
Professional & business services 8.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Modesto
- Turlock, CA12 mi · 72,864
- Manteca, CA16 mi · 96,693
- Tracy, CA25 mi · 101,901
- Stockton, CA29 mi · 324,597
- Merced, CA37 mi · 99,724
- Lodi, CA37 mi · 69,100
- Livermore, CA42 mi · 83,457
- Brentwood, CA44 mi · 66,607
Cities about the same size
- Spring Valley, NV219,187
- Salt Lake City, UT218,428
- Fontana, CA221,223
- San Bernardino, CA222,044
- Baton Rouge, LA222,795
- Moreno Valley, CA214,263
- Worcester, MA213,862
- Sioux Falls, SD213,748
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.