| | People QuickFacts | Stanislaus County | California |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 518,522 | 37,691,912 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 514,453 | 37,253,956 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.8% | 1.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 514,453 | 37,253,956 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.7% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 28.3% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 10.9% | 11.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.5% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 84.5% | 74.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.3% | 6.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.9% | 1.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 5.7% | 13.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 3.8% | 3.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 42.6% | 38.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 46.0% | 39.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 81.2% | 84.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.4% | 27.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 40.2% | 43.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 75.3% | 80.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 16.3% | 30.1% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 27,838 | 2,051,959 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.5 | 26.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 180,085 | 13,720,462 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 62.1% | 57.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.5% | 30.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $285,200 | $458,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 163,841 | 12,392,852 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 3.06 | 2.89 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,064 | $29,188 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $51,094 | $60,883 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.4% | 13.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Stanislaus County | California |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 8,366 | 849,8751 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 121,595 | 12,536,4021 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 0.8 | -2.71 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 24,858 | 2,814,409 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 31,324 | 3,425,510 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.4% | 1.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.6% | 14.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 16.2% | 16.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.0% | 30.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 9,475,984 | 491,372,092 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,759,083 | 598,456,486 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 5,661,922 | 455,032,270 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,180 | $12,561 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 615,119 | 80,852,787 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 164 | 45,471 |