Modesto is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 218,069 people and 51 associated neighborhoods, Modesto is the 19th largest community in California.Modesto is neither predominantly blue-collar nor 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 (11.30%), sales jobs (9.14%), and management occupations (8.24%). In terms of college education, Modesto is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.72% of adults 25 and older in Modesto have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Modesto in 2022 was $32,897, 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 $131,588 for a family of four. However, Modesto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Modesto is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Modesto home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Modesto, accounting for 42.63% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Modesto residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Modesto include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese. Modesto also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.05%. The most common language spoken in Modesto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
