Modesto is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 189,460 people and 44 constituent neighborhoods, Modesto is the 17th largest community in California.

Modesto is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Modesto is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Modesto who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.63%), sales jobs (12.06%), and management occupations (7.28%).

Modesto Information and Demographics

The citizens of Modesto are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 16.48% of adults in Modesto having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Modesto in 2000 was $17,797, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,188 for a family of four.

Modesto is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Modesto home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Modesto is White, followed by Asian. Modesto also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.92% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Modesto include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Portuguese.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Modesto's cultural character, accounting for 15.76% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Modesto is English. Some people also speak Spanish.