Modesto, CA
Census ZIP code profile for Modesto, CA - 7 ZIPs, total population 255,354. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet MODESTO-CA · Modesto, CA 7 ZIPs · 255,354 pop · #9085/25278 · Stanislaus County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MAJOR · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $80,449
- RANK-UPPER #9085/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ceres
- BOOK-MID 7 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 60% owners
- POP-MAJOR 255,354
- SPREAD-MOD 95351→95356
- HOME-HIGH $434,486
Nearest income peer: Ceres, CA (+ $178 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Modesto
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Modesto on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Empire · lowest
Empire · lowest
$45,400 median HH income
- Newman · near
Newman · near
$79,213 median HH income
- Modesto · this city
Modesto · this city
$80,449 median HH income
- Ceres · near
Ceres · near
$80,627 median HH income
- Turlock · near
Turlock · near
$84,908 median HH income
- Riverbank · near
Riverbank · near
$87,487 median HH income
- Denair · highest
Denair · highest
$97,764 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Modesto, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a major-metro population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- Top 36%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 255,354
- city population (Census)
- 7
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $80,449
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
A above-median income city on a compact ZIP cluster (7 codes). Income averages $80,449, rent $1,699 , commute about 30 minutes. Sibling ZIPs here are close enough that a two-ZIP compare often answers which side of town.
Modesto sits in the lower half of Stanislaus County on income: Turlock, Oakdale and Patterson report more, Waterford, Keyes and Empire report less. Empire marks the far end of that range at $45,400, 44% below Modesto.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Modesto differ
Modesto's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $58,275 in ZIP 95351 to $96,886 in ZIP 95356, while home values span $343,500 in 95351 to $532,600 in 95356. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.7×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 14.8 points
95351 to 95356
95351 to 95356
95356 to 95351
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Modesto residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 7 codes in Modesto. The densest, 95355, still represents only about 23% of the 255,354 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-density employers across Modesto's ZIP mosaic
Citywide ZBP: 5,375 establishments, 87,873 employees , annual payroll $5,447,830k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 7 of 7 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95350 (1,233 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (839) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Modesto, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Stanislaus County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 7 of them fall in Modesto. See the Stanislaus County roll-up →
Modesto sits in the lower half of Stanislaus County on income: Turlock, Oakdale and Patterson report more, Waterford, Keyes and Empire report less. Empire marks the far end of that range at $45,400, 44% below Modesto.
Side-by-side: Compare 95355 vs 95350 →
Modesto roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Modesto, .