Moving to Escalon, California
Population: 5,963. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,171 (+20.3% change)
Males: 2,937 (49.3%), Females: 3,026 (50.7%)
San Joaquin County
Zip code: 95320
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $49,797
Median house value: $144,000
Population by Race
Races in Escalon:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.6%)
- Hispanic (18.9%)
- Other race (8.7%)
- Two or more races (3.3%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.6%), Irish (10.4%), Portuguese (10.0%), English (9.6%), Italian (8.6%), Dutch (6.8%).
Elevation: 117 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Escalon
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Escalon city
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 62.0%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 7.0%
9.8% Foreign born (6.2% Latin America, 2.2% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,487 (+33.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Escalon:
- DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; MODESTO, CA)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; MODESTO, CA)
- STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MODESTO, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Escalon:
- MODESTO CITY-CO-HARRY SHAM FLD (about 13 miles; MODESTO, CA; Abbreviation: MOD)
- STOCKTON METROPOLITAN (about 18 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Abbreviation: SCK)
- MERCED MUNICIPAL/MACREADY FIELD (about 50 miles; MERCED, CA; Abbreviation: MCE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Escalon:
- OAKDALE (about 14 miles; OAKDALE, CA; Abbreviation: O27)
- NEW JERUSALEM (about 22 miles; TRACY, CA; Abbreviation: 1Q4)
- LODI AIRPARK (about 29 miles; LODI, CA; Abbreviation: Q80)
Amtrak station near Escalon:
- 11 miles: MODESTO (1700 HELD DRIVE). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Escalon:
- MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 9 miles; MODESTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,428)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-STANISLAUS (about 22 miles; TURLOCK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,443)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC (about 26 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,242)
- SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE (about 27 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,739)
- MERCED COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MERCED, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,482)
- LAS POSITAS COLLEGE (about 52 miles; LIVERMORE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,564)
- COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE (about 57 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,980)
Schools
Public high schools in Escalon:
- ESCALON HIGH (Students: 1,033; Location: 1528 E. YOSEMITE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- VISTA HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 29; Location: 1520 YOSEMITE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Escalon:
- DENT ELEMENTARY (Students: 847; Location: 1998 YOSEMITE AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- EL PORTAL MIDDLE (Students: 739; Location: 805 FIRST ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- VAN ALLEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 179; Location: 21051 E. HWY. 120; Grades: KG – 05)
- ESCALON UNIFIED COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 17; Location: 805 FIRST ST.; Grades: 06 – 06)