Orestimba Creek Feasibility Study - Stanislaus County

Economics Appendix – Draft Report - Orestimba Creek Feasibility Study, Stanislaus County, California – September 2012
Table 1
Population Estimates for Cities, Counties and State, 2001-2009
with 2000 Benchmark
COUNTY/CITY 4/1/2000 1/1/2002 1/1/2004 1/1/2006 1/1/2008 1/1/2009
Stanislaus County
Ceres 34,609 35,800 37,470 40,723 42,520 42,998
Hughson 3,980 4,249 5,250 6,092 6,144 6,193
Modesto 188,861 199,426 206,908 206,993 208,497 210,088
Newman 7,092 7,567 8,340 10,084 10,510 10,739
Oakdale 15,503 16,283 17,178 17,761 19,205 19,608
Patterson 11,606 13,079 14,221 19,171 21,090 21,168
Riverbank 15,826 17,072 18,261 21,099 21,606 21,805
Turlock 55,811 60,484 64,434 67,519 69,689 70,256
Waterford 6,924 7,194 7,883 8,171 8,703 8,816
Balance Of County 106,785 111,106 113,701 114,004 114,349 114,712
Incorporated 340,212 361,154 379,945 397,613 407,964 411,671
County Total 446,997 472,260 493,646 511,617 522,313 526,383
Source: California Department of Finance, Demographics Section
Many unincorporated places are located in the predominately rural areas within Stanislaus
County. A sense of small town pride and informal communications network is evident
throughout the area. Fourteen unincorporated places are included in the 2000 Census. They
include Salida (pop 2,560); West Modesto (pop 6,096); Shackelford (pop 5,170); Bret Harte,
(pop 5,161); Keyes (pop 4,575); Bystrom (pop 4,518); Empire (pop 3,903); Denair (pop 3,446);
East Oakdale (pop 2,742); Del Rio (pop 1,168); Park (pop 1.094); Grayson (pop 1,077); Westley
(pop 747); and Hickman (pop 457).
Stanislaus County has seen a significant increase in population over the past decade. Review of
the State census reveals that three cities within the County rank within the top 30 Cities
experiencing the highest percentage of growth. The cities of Patterson and Hughson have seen
growth over the past decade of 82.4 and 55.6 percent respectively. Newman has seen a 51.4
percent increase in population from April 2000 to January 2009. Much of the increase can be
justified by recognizing that a significant portion of the increase in population work in more
urbanized settings but choose to live in the rural, relatively lower cost areas that are within
commuting distance.
COMMUTERS
According to 2000 Census data, 35,640 of the County’s workers commuted to other counties for
employment and 19,427 workers who lived in other counties commuted to Stanislaus County daily. This
data suggests that Stanislaus County provides affordable residential opportunities for workers having
employment in the San Francisco Bay Area and larger metropolitan areas. The main counties for
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