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

Map of Escalon, CA

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)