West Modesto is a

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(CDP) in

Stanislaus County Stanislaus County ( ; ) is a county located in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California. As of 2023, its estimated population is 564,404. The county seat is Modesto. Stanislaus County makes up the Modesto metropolitan statistic ...

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, United States. The population was 5,965 at the 2020 census, up from 5,682 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

Modesto Modesto ( ; ) is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of 218,069 according to 2022 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, it is the 19th-most populous city in California. Modesto is locate ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

West Modesto is located at (37.622281, -121.028784). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , 98.97% of it land and 1.03% of it water.

Climate

According to the

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system, West Modesto has a

warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

, abbreviated "CSA" on climate maps.

Demographics

West Modesto first appeared as a

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in the 2000 U.S. Census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that West Modesto had a population of 5,965. The population density was . The racial makeup of West Modesto was 31.1%

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, 1.7%

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, 2.5% Native American, 5.0% Asian, 0.2%

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, 47.0% from other races, and 12.5% from two or more races.

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of any race were 70.8% of the population. The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 1,654 households, out of which 46.8% included children under the age of 18, 43.4% were married-couple households, 9.6% were

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couple households, 24.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 22.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.6% of households were one person, and 6.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.59. There were 1,268

families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...

(76.7% of all households). The age distribution was 30.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% aged 18 to 24, 26.5% aged 25 to 44, 22.5% aged 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 31.6years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. There were 1,722 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,654 (96.1%) were occupied. Of these, 50.0% were owner-occupied, and 50.0% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $61,833, and the

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was $21,185. About 18.5% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that West Modesto had a population of 5,682. The population density was . The racial makeup of West Modesto was 3,020 (53.2%)

, 136 (2.4%)

, 84 (1.5%) Native American, 263 (4.6%) Asian, 8 (0.1%)

, 1,885 (33.2%) from other races, and 286 (5.0%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3,526 persons (62.1%). The Census reported that 5,651 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 31 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 1,593 households, out of which 789 (49.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 757 (47.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 310 (19.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 166 (10.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 167 (10.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 11 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 255 households (16.0%) were made up of individuals, and 104 (6.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.55. There were 1,233

(77.4% of all households); the average family size was 3.93. The population was spread out, with 1,755 people (30.9%) under the age of 18, 646 people (11.4%) aged 18 to 24, 1,545 people (27.2%) aged 25 to 44, 1,275 people (22.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 461 people (8.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males. There were 1,773 housing units at an average density of , of which 792 (49.7%) were owner-occupied, and 801 (50.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%. 2,682 people (47.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,969 people (52.3%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

In the

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, West Modesto is in , and . In the

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, West Modesto is in

California's 13th congressional district California's 13th congressional district is a California's congressional districts, congressional district in the U.S. state of California. Adam Gray, a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, has represented this district since January 20 ...

, represented by

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Adam Gray Adam Channing Gray (born September 23, 1977) is an American politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives from after defeating Republican incumbent John Duarte in the 2024 election. A Democrat, he previously served ...

as of January 2025.

References

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