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California · Census place 48354

Modesto city, CA

Quick answer

Modesto city has 218,614 residents, ranking #19 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $77,899, the median home is worth $415,600 and median gross rent runs $1,609 a month.

Population
218,614Modesto city residents
Median household income
$77,899Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$415,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,609Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
58.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Modesto city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Modesto city median would spend about 24.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13% of residents and 58.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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