Turlock

Population & Demographics

Turlock, CA

Turlock is home to 72,502 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 32,323 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
72,502
people
Population

72,502 residents

Median age 34.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Turlock population & demographics

Who lives in Turlock — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
72,502
Median age
34.9yrs
Median household income
$82,995
Median home value
$460,600
Median gross rent
$1,612/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.5%
Poverty rate
11.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Turlock

How Turlock breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino46.1%
White41.5%
Asian5.6%
Two or more races4.3%
Black1.7%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Turlock

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Turlock.

Turlock at a glance
Employed Residents
32,323
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
25.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Modesto
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Turlock proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Turlock commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

54 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Turlock

32,323 commutes, one dot at a time

Turlock

Where 32,323 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Turlock, by worker count.

1Turlock0.0 mi8,363
2Modesto13.0 mi4,301
3Ceres8.5 mi1,391
4Stockton40.9 mi649
5San Jose58.1 mi621
6Livingston11.0 mi540
7Tracy36.0 mi449
8San Francisco88.9 mi446

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Turlock.

1Turlock0.0 mi8,363
2Modesto13.0 mi2,441
3Ceres8.5 mi1,064
4Merced24.6 mi1,031
5Atwater17.3 mi668
6Delhi6.6 mi607
7Livingston11.0 mi573
8Denair3.1 mi572

Top industries

The sectors that employ Turlock’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance17.4%
RTRetail Trade13.9%
EDEducational Services13.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.1%
MFManufacturing13.0%
COConstruction4.8%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services2.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Turlock

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps80%
5 Gbps80%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Turlock

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