City safety & data profile

ModestoCA

Modesto, CA is a 211K-resident city in Stanislaus County with a median household income of $79,891.

Stanislaus County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Modesto, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Modesto has a population larger than 97% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $442,700, and 3 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

211K
Population (place)
Top 3%
By size
$79,891
Median income (place)
$442,700
Median home (place)
13.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Modesto

Modesto posts a median household income higher than 49% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 3 hospitals serve the Modesto area.

Bottom 50%
by median income, US cities
3
hospitals in & near Modesto

Where Modesto income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$79,891 Bottom 49% higher than 49% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Modesto $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Modesto, CA beyond the headline numbers

Modesto sits inside Stanislaus County, California, at roughly 37.64°N, -121.00°W. Population 211,266, $79,891 median household income. Median home value $442,700, median rent $1,690. Poverty rate 13.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

3 hospitals in/around Modesto, 2/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER.

Poverty in Modesto, CA stands at 13.3%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Modesto costs around 5.5 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Remote work covers 8.4% of Modesto workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, frequent physical distress departs furthest from its peer median: 15.7% in Modesto, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Modesto's median age is 35.1 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Modesto from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
211,266
Modesto · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$79,891
-11% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$442,700
+7% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Stanislaus County): Modesto's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
554K+7%
Median Income
$81,468+65%
Median Home Value
$450,100+160%
Poverty Rate
13.5%-33%
Unemployment
8%-52%

Economics

Economics indicators for Modesto, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,690/mo
Poverty Rate
13.3% +7% vs avg
Unemployment 7.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 21.2%
Work From Home 8.4%
Public Transit 1.6%

Population

White 43.1%
African American 4.7%
Asian 7.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
36.2%
Short Sleep Duration
36.1%
High Blood Pressure
32.7%
Physical Inactivity
30%
Frequent Mental Distress
19%
Binge Drinking
16.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.7%
Current Smoking
13.7%
Lack of Health Insurance
13%
Diabetes
12.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 57.8%
Annual Checkup 71.9%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.4%
Stroke
3.6%

Hospitals 3 total

Rating Distribution
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1
Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
3
With ER
2
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
MODESTO · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆
DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER
MODESTO · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★☆☆☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Modesto?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Modesto right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-MODESTO · Modesto

Modesto: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Modesto; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse California state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Modesto, CA? ▼
Modesto, CA has a population of 211,266 people, located in Stanislaus County, California.
What is the median household income in Modesto? ▼
The median household income in Modesto, CA is $79,891 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13.3%.
What is the median home value in Modesto? ▼
The median home value in Modesto, CA is $442,700. Median rent is $1,690/month.
What are the top health concerns in Modesto? ▼
The top health indicators in Modesto include Obesity (36.2%), Short Sleep Duration (36.1%), High Blood Pressure (32.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Modesto? ▼
Modesto has 3 hospitals with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Modesto? ▼
The median age in Modesto, CA is 35.1 years. 21.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Modesto, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (13.3% here).

Washington Heights, NY 13.3% Pawtucket, RI 13.3% Monroe, NC 13.3% Superior, WI 13.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($79,891 here).

Sterling Heights, MI $79,909 Chillum, MD $79,864 Fenton, MI $80,000 Welby, CO $80,026

Compare Modesto with another city

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Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

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Using Modesto's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Modesto area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Modesto against California peers on any ranking lens. Explore California

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Stanislaus County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.