COMPARING TWO PLACES
Modesto vs Salida
PLACE A
Modesto, California
VS
PLACE B
Salida, California
Modesto is 1480% larger than Salida. Salida earns more, with a median household income $15,044 higher. Modesto has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 1%).
MODESTOSALIDADIFFERENCE
Total population219,65213,900+1480% vs Salida
Population density5,0666,270−1,204
Population growth8.6%1.2%+7.4 pts
Median age35.135.3−0.2
Male49.3%48.2%+1.1 pts
Female50.7%51.8%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born19.1%21.4%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.6%32.5%+4.1 pts
Black4.4%1.5%+2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino45.4%52.3%−6.9 pts
Asian7.3%6.5%+0.9 pts
Other6.3%7.2%−0.9 pts
Median household income$79,891$94,935−$15,044
Per capita income$35,523$42,511−$6,988
Poverty rate13.3%8.2%+5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%19.6%+1.6 pts
Graduate degree6.9%3.6%+3.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%8.9%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation61.6%66.9%−5.3 pts
Median home value$442,700$461,100−$18,400
Median gross rent$1,690$2,081−$391
Owner-occupied58.9%77.3%−18.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%0.0%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households55.3%43.3%+12.1 pts
Average commute30.232.2−2.0
Worked from home8.4%6.7%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work1.6%1.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured4.7%3.3%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024