Modesto is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 220,592 people and 51 associated neighborhoods, Modesto is the 19th largest community in California.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The population of Modesto overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Modesto, 21.19% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Modesto in 2022 was $35,523, 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 $142,092 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 45.44% 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: 19.07%.

The most common language spoken in Modesto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.