Orestimba Creek Feasibility Study - Stanislaus County

Economics Appendix – Draft Report - Orestimba Creek Feasibility Study, Stanislaus County, California – September 2012
Table 3
4/2000-1/2009 City Population Percent Change Rankings
California Cities Ranked by the 4/2000-1/2009 Percent Change in Population
4/2000 Total 1/2009 Total Percent
Rank City County Population Population Change
1 Lincoln Placer 11,205 40,060 257.5
2 Beaumont Riverside 11,384 32,403 184.6
3 Murrieta Riverside 44,282 100,714 127.4
4 Brentwood Contra Costa 23,302 51,908 122.8
5 Twentynine Palms San Bernardino 14,764 30,832 108.8
6 Elk Grove Sacramento 72,191 141,430 95.9
7 La Quinta Riverside 23,694 43,778 84.8
8 Patterson Stanislaus 11,606 21,168 82.4
9 Coachella Riverside 22,724 41,000 80.4
10 Rio Vista Solano 4,571 8,222 79.9
11 Temecula Riverside 57,716 102,604 77.8
12 California City Kern 8,385 14,828 76.8
13 Lake Elsinore Riverside 28,930 50,267 73.8
14 Yuba City Sutter 36,758 63,647 73.2
15 Imperial Imperial 7,560 12,970 71.6
16 Victorville San Bernardino 64,029 109,441 70.9
17 Lathrop San Joaquin 10,445 17,671 69.2
18 American Canyon Napa 9,774 16,503 68.8
19 Indio Riverside 49,116 82,230 67.4
20 Kerman Fresno 8,548 14,064 64.5
21 Desert Hot Springs Riverside 16,582 26,552 60.1
22 Dublin Alameda 30,023 47,922 59.6
23 Menifee Riverside 42,445 67,705 59.5
24 Wheatland Yuba 2,272 3,548 56.2
25 Adelanto San Bernardino 18,130 28,265 55.9
26 Hughson Stanislaus 3,980 6,193 55.6
27 San Jacinto Riverside 23,779 36,477 53.4
28 Newman Stanislaus 7,092 10,739 51.4
29 San Marcos San Diego 54,977 83,149 51.2
30 West Sacramento Yolo 31,615 47,782 51.1
Source: California Department of Finance, Demographics Section
Labor Force:
The total Stanislaus labor force in 2004 is estimated at 226,124, with an unemployment rate of
9.1%. Total private wage or salary workers estimated to be 77% of the labor force with 15% of
the labor force rated as government workers. Approximately 8% of the labor force was
considered to be self-employed, not incorporated. The average wage per job for Stanislaus
County in 2003 was estimated at $31,492 for the 179,131 jobs within Stanislaus County. By
2005 the average wage per job increased to $34,560.
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