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Modesto, CaliforniaPopulation: 207,000

Elevation: 87 feet

County: Stanislaus

Land area: 35.8 square miles

Zip codes: 95350..95358, 95397.

Median resident age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $43,194
Median house value: $272,000

Races in Modesto:

  • White Non-Hispanic (59.6%)

  • Hispanic (25.6%)

  • Other race (12.7%)

  • Two or more races (5.9%)

  • Black (4.0%)

  • American Indian (2.6%)

  • Other Asian (2.5%)

  • Asian Indian (1.1%)

  • Filipino (0.9%)

  • Chinese (0.6%)

  • Vietnamese (0.5%)

  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (11.5%), Irish (8.8%), English (8.4%), United States (4.7%), Italian (4.5%), Portuguese (3.4%).

 

For population 25 years and over in Modesto city

  • High school or higher: 75.0%

  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%

  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%

  • Unemployed: 10.1%

  • Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Modesto city

  • Never married: 25.6%

  • Now married: 53.6%

  • Separated: 2.5%

  • Widowed: 6.4%

  • Divorced: 11.8%

15.8% Foreign born (7.8% Latin America, 5.1% Asia, 1.6% Europe).


 

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Stockton, CA (30.2 miles, pop. 243,771).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (305.8 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Bystrom, CA (3.0 miles), Shackelford, CA (3.2 miles), West Modesto, CA (3.6 miles), Bret Harte, CA (4.1 miles), Riverdale Park, CA (4.9 miles), Ceres, CA (4.9 miles), Riverbank, CA (6.0 miles), Del Rio, CA (6.0 miles).

Area codes: 209, 559

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.0%), Retail trade (14.0%), Manufacturing (13.9%).

 



Average weather in Modesto, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Average temp. (°F)

47.1

52.8

56.8

61.6

67.6

73.7

77.7

76.7

73.1

65.2

54.1

46.5

High temperature (°F)

54.2

62.1

67.4

74.0

81.4

88.7

93.6

92.3

87.9

78.3

64.1

54.2

Low temperature (°F)

39.9

43.5

46.1

49.1

53.7

58.6

61.7

61.1

58.2

52.0

44.1

38.7

Precipitation (in)

2.6

2.4

2.3

0.9

0.5

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.3

0.7

1.5

1.7

 

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Normal climate in Modesto, California

Based on data reported by main weather stations

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Days with precip.

9

9

8

5

3

1

0

0

1

3

7

8

Wind speed (mph)

6.6

6.9

8.0

8.3

8.8

9.3

8.5

8.0

7.1

6.1

5.7

6.0

Morning humidity (%)

91

89

86

82

79

75

73

75

75

78

87

89

Afternoon humidity (%)

69

60

51

42

35

30

28

28

30

36

56

67

Sunshine (%)

48

65

75

83

90

94

97

96

93

86

66

49

Days clear of clouds

7

8

10

12

17

22

27

26

24

19

10

8

Partly cloudy days

6

7

9

10

9

6

3

4

4

6

8

6

Cloudy days

19

13

12

8

5

2

1

1

2

6

12

17

Snowfall (in)

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

 

Hospitals/medical centers in Modesto:

  • DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER (1441 FLORIDA AVENUE)

  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (1700 COFFEE RD)

  • MODESTO REHAB HOSPITAL (730 17TH ST)

  • STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (1421 OAKDALE ROAD)


Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Modesto:

  • MODESTO CITY-CO-HARRY SHAM FLD (about 5 miles; MODESTO, CA; ID: MOD)

  • STOCKTON METROPOLITAN (about 23 miles; STOCKTON, CA; ID: SCK)

  • MERCED MUNICIPAL/MACREADY FIELD (about 43 miles; MERCED, CA; ID: MCE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Modesto:

  • OAKDALE (about 15 miles; OAKDALE, CA; ID: O27)

  • NEW JERUSALEM (about 20 miles; TRACY, CA; ID: 1Q4)

  • TURLOCK MUNI (about 25 miles; TURLOCK, CA; ID: O15)



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Colleges/Universities in Modesto:

  • MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 8,428; Location: 435 COLLEGE AVE; Public; Website: yosemite.cc.ca.us)

  • ANDON COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 511; Location: 1700 MCHENRY VILLAGE WAY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.andoncollege.com)

  • GALEN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS (FT enrollment: 137; Location: 1604 FORD AVE; Private, for-profit)

  • NORTH ADRIANS BEAUTY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 59; Location: 124 FLOYD AVE; Private, for-profit)

  • CALIFORNIA BEAUTY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 57; Location: 1115 15TH ST; Private, for-profit)

  • NATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE-MODESTO (FT enrollment: 34; Location: 1900 Blue Gum Avenue, Suite B; Private, for-profit; Website: www.NTIUSA.COM)

  • YOSEMITE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT OFFICE (Location: 2201 BLUE GUM AVE; Public; Website: yosemite.cc.ca.us)

  • HUMPHREYS COLLEGE-MODESTO (Location: 3600 SISK RD STE 3A; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.humphreys.edu)

  • WESTERN PACIFIC TRUCK SCHOOL (Location: 2316 NICKERSON; Private, for-profit)

  • CAL-TRADE WELDING SCHOOL (Location: 424 KANSAS AVE; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Modesto:

  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-STANISLAUS (about 14 miles; TURLOCK, CA; FT enrollment: 5,443)

  • UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC (about 31 miles; STOCKTON, CA; FT enrollment: 5,242)

  • SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE (about 33 miles; STOCKTON, CA; FT enrollment: 9,739)

  • MERCED COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MERCED, CA; FT enrollment: 5,482)

  • LAS POSITAS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; LIVERMORE, CA; FT enrollment: 3,564)

  • EVERGREEN VALLEY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; FT enrollment: 6,118)

  • SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; FT enrollment: 20,861)

Public high schools in Modesto:

  • BEYER (FRED C.) HIGH (Students: 2,988; Location: 1717 SYLVAN; Grades: 09 - 12)

  • GRACE M. DAVIS HIGH (Students: 2,935; Location: 1200 W. RUMBLE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)

  • MODESTO HIGH (Students: 2,910; Location: FIRST & H ST.; Grades: 08 - 12)

  • JOHANSEN (PETER) HIGH (Students: 2,784; Location: 641 NORSEMAN DR.; Grades: 08 - 12)

  • THOMAS DOWNEY HIGH (Students: 2,535; Location: 1000 COFFEE ROAD; Grades: 08 - 12)

  • ELLIOT (ROBERT) ALTER. ED. (Students: 839; Location: 1440 SUNRISE AVE.; Grades: 07 - 12)

  • VALLEY BUSINESS HIGH (Students: 68; Location: 715 13TH ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high schools in Modesto:

  • MODESTO CHRISTIAN (Students: 796; Location: 5755 SISK RD.; Grades: PK - 12)

  • CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 445; Location: 200 S. CARPENTER RD; Grades: 9 - 12)

  • CALVARY TEMPLE CHRISTIAN SCHOO (Students: 406; Location: 1601 COFFEE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)

  • MODESTO ADVENTIST ACADEMY (Students: 327; Location: 2036 EAST HATCH ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)

  • TUOLUMNE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 138; Location: 133 TUOLUMNE BLVD; Grades: KG - 12)

  • COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 107; Location: 1850 EAST HATCH ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)

  • BRETHERN HERITAGE SCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: 3529 DAKOTOA AVE; Grades: KG - 12)

  • LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 26; Location: 3120 SNYDER AVE; Grades: 1 - 12)

  • ST. FELICISSMUS SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 4736 MORROW ROAD; Grades: 1 - 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Modesto:

  • USTACH (ELIZABETH) MIDDLE (Students: 1,462; Location: 2701 KODIAK DR.; Grades: 06 - 08)

  • SOMERSET MIDDLE (Students: 1,091; Location: 1037 FLOYD AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)

  • HANSHAW (EVELYN) MIDDLE (Students: 1,086; Location: 1725 LAS VEGAS ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)

  • FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,060; Location: 1937 W. WHITMORE AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)

  • BRET HARTE ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,045; Location: 909 BRET HARTE PL.; Grades: KG - 06)

  • LA LOMA JR. HIGH (Students: 990; Location: 1800 ENCINA; Grades: 07 - 08)

  • TWAIN (MARK) JR. HIGH (Students: 973; Location: 707 EMERALD AVE.; Grades: 07 - 08)

  • FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 969; Location: 120 S. EMERALD AVE.; Grades: 02 - 06)

  • MARSHALL (JAMES) ELEMENTARY (Students: 964; Location: 515 SUTTER; Grades: KG - 06)

  • ROOSEVELT JR. HIGH (Students: 916; Location: 1330 COLLEGE AVE.; Grades: 07 - 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Modesto:

  • BIG VALLEY CHRISTIAN (Students: 938; Location: 4040 TULLY ROAD NO. D; Grades: PK - 8)

  • ST STANISLAUS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 346; Location: 1416 MAZE BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - 8)

  • OUR LADY OF FATIMA ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: 501 WEST GRANGER AVE; Grades: KG - 8)

  • GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 165; Location: 617 W ORANGEBURG AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)

  • KINDE CARE (Students: 97; Location: 1237 OAKDALE RD; Grades: PK - KG)

  • KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS (Students: 94; Location: 2825 WEST RUMBLE ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)

  • SMALL WORLD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 80; Location: 1024 SIXTH STREET; Grades: KG - 3)

  • KAIROS CHILD DEVELOP CENTER (Students: 46; Location: 304 E COOLIDGE AVE; Grades: PK - KG)

Library in Modesto:

  • STANISLAUS COUNTY FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,575,113; Location: 1500 I ST.; 638,008 books; 11,435 audio materials; 12,978 video materials; 1,192 serial subscriptions)


Modesto compared to California state average:

  • Unemployed percentage above state average.

  • Black race population percentage below state average.

  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.

  • Median age below state average.

  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.

  • House age below state average.

  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Strongest AM radio stations in Modesto:

  • KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)

  • KFIV (1360 AM; 4 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

  • KESP (970 AM; 1 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

  • KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)

  • KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

  • KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)

  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)

  • KVIN (920 AM; 3 kW; CERES, CA; Owner: THRESHOLD COMMUNICATIONS)

  • KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)

  • KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)

  • KLOC (1390 AM; 5 kW; TURLOCK, CA)


Strongest FM radio stations in Modesto:

  • K258AB (99.5 FM; MODESTO, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

  • KEJC (93.9 FM; MODESTO, CA; Owner: MODESTO COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

  • KOSO (93.1 FM; PATTERSON, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

  • KJSN (102.3 FM; MODESTO, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

  • K238AC (95.5 FM; SALIDA, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

  • KUOP (91.3 FM; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC)

  • KADV (90.5 FM; MODESTO, CA; Owner: MODESTO ADVENTIST ACADEMY)

  • KHOP (95.1 FM; OAKDALE, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

  • KJOY (99.3 FM; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

  • KWNN (98.3 FM; TURLOCK, CA; Owner: SILVERADO BROADCASTING COMPANY)

  • KMRQ (96.7 FM; MANTECA, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

  • KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

  • KFRC-FM3 (99.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)

  • KZBR-FM1 (95.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)

  • KBLX-FM2 (102.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS -CA, INC.)

  • KSOL-FM3 (98.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)

  • KISQ-FM3 (98.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

  • KMEL-FM1 (106.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

  • KBAA (94.5 FM; GILROY, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

  • KTSE-FM (97.1 FM; PATTERSON, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)


TV broadcast stations around Modesto:

  • K49EO (Channel 49; MODESTO, CA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

  • KACA-LP (Channel 61; MODESTO, CA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

  • KUVS (Channel 19; MODESTO, CA; Owner: KUVS LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)

  • KBSV (Channel 23; CERES, CA; Owner: BET-NAHRAIN, INC.)

  • KOVR (Channel 13; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: SCI - SACRAMENTO LICENSEE, LLC)

  • KXTV (Channel 10; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KXTV, INC.)

  • KCRA-TV (Channel 3; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)

  • KSPX (Channel 29; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: PAXSON SACRAMENTO LICENSE, INC.)

  • KQCA (Channel 58; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)

  • KTXL (Channel 40; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CHANNEL 40, INC.)

  • KMAX-TV (Channel 31; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)

  • KVIE (Channel 6; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KVIE, INC.)



 



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