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The Modesto City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to vote on:

Approving a revenue-sharing agreement with General Petroleum, an oil and lubricant distributor that is considering coordinating its Northern California...

Task force IDs 3 suspects in Modesto gang fight, fatal shooting

By ROSALIO AHUMADA A regional gang task force Saturday identified three suspects in a shooting that killed a 35-year-old Modesto man during a gang-related...

Make car theft vigilance your new normal

The decline in auto thefts for the first six months of the year is good news, but it's premature to celebrate a turnaround and it's absolutely no time...

Car theft suspects: 9/06/08

NGOUN, Chandra, 27, Modesto. Arrested for Auto Theft, Attempted Receiving Stolen Property, Flight From Traffic Stop, Driving Under the Influence,...

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Key facts for Modesto, CA
Modesto, California Population (2007) :203955
Population (2000 census)188856
2006 Data:
Modesto, CA average commute time23.20 minutes
Bicycle commuters0.37%
Walking commuters:1.72%
Residents that work at home:5.09%
Modesto, CA general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)204242
Male:50.24%
Female:49.76%
White alone79.71%
Black or African American alone3.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.95%
Asian alone5.77%
Some other race alone5.61%
Two or more races:3.67%
Hispanic or Latino32.17%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States81.03%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)1.71%
U.S. citizen by naturalization7.08%
Not a U.S. citizen9.93%
Children under the age of 57.36%
2000 Data:
Median real estate taxes1052
Median year structure built1975
Median gross rent639
Median household income in 199940394
Per capita income in 199917797
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199928.3
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses123800
Languages Spoken
Speak only English71.85%
Spanish or Spanish Creole17.35%
Other and unspecified languages1.63%
Mon-Khmer, Cambodian1.43%
Hindi1.32%