COMPARING TWO PLACES
Modesto vs Riverbank
PLACE A
Modesto, California
VS
PLACE B
Riverbank, California
Modesto is 727% larger than Riverbank. Riverbank earns more, with a median household income $8,075 higher.
MODESTORIVERBANKDIFFERENCE
Total population219,65226,557+727% vs Riverbank
Population density5,0665,638−572
Population growth8.6%9.6%−1.0 pts
Median age35.134.4+0.7
Male49.3%49.1%+0.2 pts
Female50.7%50.9%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born19.1%21.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.6%29.4%+7.2 pts
Black4.4%1.2%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino45.4%60.1%−14.6 pts
Asian7.3%4.3%+3.0 pts
Other6.3%5.1%+1.2 pts
Median household income$79,891$87,966−$8,075
Per capita income$35,523$35,509+$14
Poverty rate13.3%12.8%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.434Even
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%19.6%+1.5 pts
Graduate degree6.9%5.1%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%8.6%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation61.6%61.5%+0.2 pts
Median home value$442,700$463,200−$20,500
Median gross rent$1,690$1,604+$86
Owner-occupied58.9%72.3%−13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%0.9%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households55.3%51.1%+4.2 pts
Average commute30.230.0+0.3
Worked from home8.4%8.3%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work1.6%0.7%+0.9 pts
Uninsured4.7%5.1%−0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025