COMPARING TWO PLACES
Patterson vs Modesto
PLACE A
Patterson, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Modesto, California
Patterson is 97% smaller than Modesto. Modesto earns more, with a median household income $30,005 higher. Modesto has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
PATTERSONMODESTODIFFERENCE
Total population5,565219,652−97% vs Modesto
Population density2,2055,066−2,861
Population growth-3.0%8.6%−11.6 pts
Median age36.335.1+1.2
Male42.4%49.3%−6.9 pts
Female57.6%50.7%+6.9 pts
Foreign-born1.9%19.1%−17.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.6%36.6%+11.1 pts
Black39.9%4.4%+35.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%45.4%−42.9 pts
Asian0.7%7.3%−6.6 pts
Other9.2%6.3%+2.9 pts
Median household income$49,886$79,891−$30,005
Per capita income$25,308$35,523−$10,215
Poverty rate22.9%13.3%+9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.441Even
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%21.2%−12.2 pts
Graduate degree1.1%6.9%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate9.5%7.2%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation58.0%61.6%−3.7 pts
Median home value$160,400$442,700−$282,300
Median gross rent$878$1,690−$812
Owner-occupied56.2%58.9%−2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.7%3.6%+14.0 pts
Rent-burdened households63.1%55.3%+7.8 pts
Average commute31.330.2+1.1
Worked from home10.3%8.4%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured8.6%4.7%+3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025