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Stanislaus County

California · 557,719 residents (2025 est.) · 1,496 sq mi
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Stanislaus County is home to 553,990 people in California. Few US counties rank higher on income. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 34.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. 106,993 more people live here than in 2000. The foreign-born share is 21%.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,468, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 99%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Stanislaus County

What changed most since 1990

  • Hispanic share21.6% → 50.0% (+28.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share70.8% → 36.3% (−34.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree13.0% → 19.6% (+6.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 58 counties in California

  • 30th in household income$81,468
  • 46th in share with a bachelor's degree19.6%
  • 31st in home value$450,100
  • 20th in diversity score76.4
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
553,990
+24%since 2000
from 446,997 in 2000
557,719 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
370 / sq mi
+24%since 2000
from 299 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
34.9
+10%since 2000
from 31.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,496 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
352K407K462K517K572K19902000201020202024Stanislaus County
2024554K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.6%(36,821)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.1%(39,562)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148%(44,369)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.6%(42,016)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(36,855)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.1%(78,385)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(74,401)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(64,171)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411%(61,139)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.2%(45,575)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.8%(21,172)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(9,524)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,468
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,101 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,849
+106%since 2000
from $16,913 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.9%
+22.7 ptssince 2009
from 31.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.5%
−2.5 ptssince 2000
from 16.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.443
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.441 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction4.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Other services3.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration2.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$450,100
+99%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $123,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,623
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $611 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
61.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 61.9% in 2000
38.8% rent
Vacancy rate
3.9%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.08 people
−1%since 2009
from 3.11 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.7%
−13.5 ptssince 2009
from 43.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.4%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 54.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.5
−12%since 2009
from 6.2 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
41
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic57.3%(256,001)
Black2.4%(10,621)
Hispanic / Latino31.7%(141,871)
Asian4.1%(18,234)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic36.3%(200,834)
Black2.6%(14,369)
Hispanic / Latino50%(277,207)
Asian5.9%(32,509)
Other5.2%(29,071)
Diversity Score
76
+3%since 2009
from 74 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
32
+5%since 2020
from 31 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican46%(254,678)
Central American1.6%(8,703)
Salvadoran0.8%(4,416)
Puerto Rican0.6%(3,124)
Spaniard0.4%(2,352)
Guatemalan0.4%(2,128)
South American0.3%(1,734)
Nicaraguan0.2%(1,333)
Cuban0.1%(625)
Peruvian0.1%(624)
Panamanian0.1%(439)
Colombian0.1%(424)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(381)
Ecuadorian0%(246)
Chilean0%(184)
Bolivian0%(148)
Argentine0%(92)
Dominican0%(40)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.8%(10,062)
Filipino1.2%(6,576)
Chinese0.7%(3,662)
Cambodian0.6%(3,474)
Kazakh0.5%(2,719)
Vietnamese0.4%(1,945)
Hmong0.2%(931)
Korean0.1%(812)
Laotian0.1%(712)
Japanese0.1%(536)
Pakistani0.1%(372)
Taiwanese0%(223)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Mien0%(169)
Sri Lankan0%(146)
Burmese0%(72)
Thai0%(70)
Nepalese0%(67)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.5%(2,770)
Native Hawaiian0.2%(1,158)
Chamorro0.2%(1,085)
Samoan0.2%(928)
Guamanian0.1%(685)
Tongan0.1%(378)
Ancestry
German6.7%(37,040)
English6%(33,268)
Irish6%(33,219)
Portuguese4%(22,208)
Italian3%(16,806)
American2.1%(11,868)
French1.1%(6,137)
Scottish1.1%(6,032)
Swedish1%(5,775)
Dutch1%(5,586)
Norwegian0.6%(3,557)
Arab0.6%(3,481)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.5%(2,762)
Greek0.4%(2,396)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(2,207)
Russian0.4%(2,206)
Welsh0.4%(2,166)
Danish0.3%(1,847)
Swiss0.3%(1,810)
British0.3%(1,447)
Iranian0.2%(1,027)
Ukrainian0.2%(941)
Nigerian0.1%(589)
West Indian0.1%(530)
Finnish0.1%(516)
Ethiopian0.1%(474)
Syrian0.1%(453)
Brazilian0.1%(435)
Canadian0.1%(412)
Austrian0.1%(395)
Czech0.1%(391)
Armenian0.1%(388)
Palestinian0.1%(362)
Lebanese0.1%(318)
Hungarian0.1%(304)
Jamaican0.1%(302)
Croatian0%(248)
Romanian0%(205)
Belgian0%(173)
Iraqi0%(172)
Slovak0%(154)
Jordanian0%(152)
Egyptian0%(146)
Australian0%(130)
Ghanaian0%(128)
Lithuanian0%(126)
Turkish0%(90)
Israeli0%(85)
Serbian0%(48)
Bulgarian0%(47)
Haitian0%(42)
Barbadian0%(36)
Kenyan0%(35)
Latvian0%(28)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.6%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
79.9%
+9.5 ptssince 2000
from 70.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.8 min
+65%since 2000
from 18.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 79.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.0%
−6.3 ptssince 2011
from 14.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 62.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
68.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 66.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.1%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
30.6%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
50.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
21.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 20.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.2%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2012
from 13.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.6%
−12.2 ptssince 2013
from 17.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.1%
+12.8 ptssince 2017
from 79.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.7%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 92.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 88.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
57.0%
−2.1 ptssince 2016
from 59.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
34.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2016
from 32.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.6%(87,116)
Married49.5%(106,366)
Widowed2.5%(5,347)
Divorced7.4%(15,984)
Women 15+
Never married33.7%(73,607)
Married47.3%(103,362)
Widowed8%(17,538)
Divorced11%(23,918)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.6%
−12.2 ptssince 2013
from 17.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 48.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 11.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
33.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 34.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
58.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 58.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 45.2% 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)26.9%(4,557)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(3,202)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(5,444)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(793)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(202)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 16,935 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

Stanislaus County, decade by decade

Stanislaus County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990370,522$71,505$295,20813.0%56.2
2000446,997$73,050$225,70314.1%70.9
2010514,453$73,502$410,28016.3%75.2
2020552,878$76,205$380,70117.7%77.7
2024553,990$81,468$450,10019.6%76.4

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 Stanislaus County, California?

Stanislaus County, California has about 553,990 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Stanislaus County, California?

The typical household in Stanislaus County, California earns about $81,468 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Stanislaus County, California expensive?

In Stanislaus County, California, the median home is worth about $450,100, and the typical rent is about $1,623 a month.

How educated are people in Stanislaus County, California?

About 19.6% of adults age 25 and over in Stanislaus County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Stanislaus County, California?

About 13.5% of people in Stanislaus County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Stanislaus County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Stanislaus County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 183,468 residents, a change of about 50 percent over that period.

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

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