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Turlock

California · 72,864 residents (2025 est.) · 16.8 sq mi
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Turlock is a city of 72,502 people in California. There are 4,316 people per square mile. The median age is 34.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Growth has run 30% since 2000, or 16,692 more people. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,995, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Turlock

What changed most since 1990

  • Hispanic share20.6% → 46.1% (+25.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share72.8% → 41.5% (−31.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Population42,198 → 72,502 (+72%)US over the same years: +35%

Among the 33 cities and towns in the Modesto metro

  • 12th in household income$82,995
  • 6th in share with a bachelor's degree26.5%
  • 10th in home value$460,600
  • 4th in diversity score76.1

Its weight in Stanislaus County

Turlock's population equals 13% of Stanislaus County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 18% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
72,502
+30%since 2000
from 55,810 in 2000
72,864 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,316 / sq mi
+30%since 2000
from 3,323 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
34.9
+13%since 2000
from 30.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
16.8 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
39K48K58K67K76K19902000201020202024Turlock
202473K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(4,252)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(4,531)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.5%(5,422)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.3%(5,986)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248%(5,811)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.2%(10,331)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(9,145)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.1%(8,070)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.6%(7,659)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.6%(6,264)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(3,579)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(1,452)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$82,995
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,050 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,196
+127%since 2000
from $16,844 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
55.6%
+22.7 ptssince 2009
from 32.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.3%
−4.9 ptssince 2000
from 16.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.436
+2%since 2010
from 0.426 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance6.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade6.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction3.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Other services3.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration2.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Education & health services1.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$460,600
+103%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $124,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,612
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $590 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
56.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 55.8% in 2000
43.9% rent
Vacancy rate
3.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.81 people
−7%since 2009
from 3.01 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.2%
−10.9 ptssince 2009
from 38.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.5%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 56.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.5
−18%since 2009
from 6.7 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
49
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic60.4%(33,717)
Black1.3%(728)
Hispanic / Latino29.4%(16,422)
Asian4.4%(2,439)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic41.5%(30,088)
Black1.7%(1,198)
Hispanic / Latino46.1%(33,443)
Asian5.6%(4,047)
Other5.1%(3,726)
Diversity Score
76
+5%since 2009
from 72 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican42.6%(30,906)
Central American1.4%(1,037)
Guatemalan0.8%(592)
Salvadoran0.5%(340)
Spaniard0.3%(217)
Puerto Rican0.3%(205)
Colombian0.2%(170)
Ecuadorian0.1%(94)
Peruvian0.1%(93)
Nicaraguan0.1%(87)
Bolivian0.1%(76)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.1%(62)
Chilean0%(31)
Honduran0%(18)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.6%(1,865)
Chinese0.7%(492)
Filipino0.6%(461)
Korean0.5%(336)
Hmong0.2%(178)
Kazakh0.2%(174)
Vietnamese0.1%(97)
Cambodian0.1%(54)
Japanese0.1%(41)
Nepalese0%(25)
Pakistani0%(21)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Taiwanese0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.5%(339)
Chamorro0.4%(273)
Samoan0.2%(161)
Tongan0.2%(109)
Ancestry
Portuguese7.5%(5,451)
German6%(4,363)
English6%(4,360)
Irish5.4%(3,940)
Italian2.5%(1,832)
American2.5%(1,790)
Swedish1.5%(1,094)
French1.1%(769)
Scottish1%(741)
Norwegian0.9%(637)
Iranian0.9%(631)
Welsh0.7%(522)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.7%(509)
Dutch0.6%(429)
Polish0.4%(318)
Danish0.4%(282)
British0.3%(197)
Swiss0.3%(197)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(193)
Greek0.3%(187)
Syrian0.3%(185)
Russian0.2%(128)
Armenian0.2%(120)
Iraqi0.1%(93)
Brazilian0.1%(92)
Canadian0.1%(83)
Australian0.1%(68)
Hungarian0.1%(67)
Croatian0.1%(63)
Palestinian0.1%(60)
Czech0.1%(57)
Lithuanian0.1%(54)
Finnish0.1%(40)
Lebanese0%(36)
Kenyan0%(22)
Egyptian0%(18)
Serbian0%(12)
Israeli0%(11)
Belgian0%(9)
Turkish0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.5%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 19.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
81.4%
+11.0 ptssince 2000
from 70.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.8%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 6.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.2 min
+75%since 2000
from 15.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
80.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 80.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.6%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.4%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.4%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 13.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.0%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 64.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.5%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 66.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
19.1%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.4%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 29.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
51.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
22.1%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 25.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.3%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.8%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 11.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.7%
−11.7 ptssince 2013
from 16.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.0%
+13.2 ptssince 2017
from 79.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.4%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 91.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 87.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
54.7%
−2.3 ptssince 2016
from 57.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
31.3%
+4.6 ptssince 2016
from 26.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41.7%(11,550)
Married48.2%(13,376)
Widowed3.4%(943)
Divorced6.7%(1,854)
Women 15+
Never married35.2%(10,767)
Married44.1%(13,479)
Widowed8.4%(2,562)
Divorced12.3%(3,766)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.7%
−11.7 ptssince 2013
from 16.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 51.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
33.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 32.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 62.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.6%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 43.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.8%(529)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(413)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.4%(797)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(124)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(42)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,320 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Turlock, decade by decade

Turlock population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199042,198$65,505$292,56817.1%53.1
200055,810$71,136$226,43219.1%68.0
201068,549$72,753$423,08423.9%72.9
202072,740$73,691$399,85224.8%78.3
202472,502$82,995$460,60026.5%76.1

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Turlock, California?

Turlock, California has about 72,502 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Turlock, California?

The typical household in Turlock, California earns about $82,995 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Turlock, California expensive?

In Turlock, California, the median home is worth about $460,600, and the typical rent is about $1,612 a month.

How educated are people in Turlock, California?

About 26.5% of adults age 25 and over in Turlock, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Turlock, California?

About 11.3% of people in Turlock, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Turlock, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Turlock, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 30,304 residents, a change of about 72 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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