| About Modesto
- Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County, California.
As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population
of 188,856. Current census estimates place the population
at 206,300. Its location, an hour and half from both
the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento, has turned
the once agriculturally based region into a bedroom
community. Over twenty percent of the workforce travels
outside of the county to their place of employment.
The area is plagued by some of the worst air quality
in the nation, on occasion surpassing even that of Los
Angeles.
Modesto, originally a stop on the railroad connecting
Sacramento to Los Angeles, was founded in 1870 and was
to be named for William Chapman Ralston, its founder
and the financier of many projects in early California.
However, he declined the suggestion and a Spanish-speaking
railroad workers at the naming ceremony said that Ralston
was "Muy modesto" or very modest. Instead,
the town was named Modesto.
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Living in Modesto
People of Modesto - As of the census2
of 2000, there are 188,856 people, 64,959 households,
and 46,640 families residing in the city. The population
density is 2,037.4/km² (5,277.3/mi²). There
are 67,179 housing units at an average density of 724.7/km²
(1,877.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is
69.58% White, 3.97% African American, 1.24% Native American,
6.03% Asian, 0.50% Pacific Islander, 12.74% from other
races, and 5.93% from two or more races. 25.58% of the
population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 64,959 households out of which 38.7% have
children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5%
are married couples living together, 14.7% have a female
householder with no husband present, and 28.2% are non-families.
22.5% of all households are made up of individuals and
8.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age
or older. The average household size is 2.86 and the
average family size is 3.36.
In the city the population is spread out with 30.1%
under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from
25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For
every 100 females there are 94.1 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there are 89.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $40,394,
and the median income for a family is $45,681. Males
have a median income of $38,595 versus $26,989 for females.
The per capita income for the city is $17,797. 15.7%
of the population and 12.2% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 21.9% of
those under the age of 18 and 7.4% of those 65 and older
are living below the poverty line.
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