Modesto : demographics

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Year Incorporated

1884


PEOPLE

Population
January 1, 2008 Estimate 209,936
Percentage Increase from prior Year 0.9%
2000 Census 188,856
1990 Census 164,730


Households

January 1, 2008 Estimate Census 72,232
2000 Census 64,959
1990 Census 57,958
Percentage Increase from 1990 to 2000 12.1%
Annualized Growth Rate 1990 to 2000 1.1%
Persons per Household (2008 Estimate) 2.86
Persons per Household (2000) 2.86
Persons per Household (1990) 2.79


Median Household Income

2007 Est'd - DemographicsNow 49,514
2000 Census (1999 Income) 40,394
1990 Census (1989 Income) 31,701


Housing Units

January 1, 2008 Estimate 74,700
2000 Census 64,959
1990 Census 60,878


Taxable Sales

Taxable Sales in 2006 ($ in 000s) $2,678,425
Taxable Sales in 2001 ($ in 000s) $2,314,351