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Escalon, CA
Full City Profile · California · Merced County County
2.9
/5.0
C+
Fair
7,429
Population
3,258/sq mi density
$86,875
Median Income
$55,016 per capita
$461,700
Home Value
$595,430 Zillow
$1,763
Median Rent
23.3% income on rent
63°F
Avg Temperature
330 sunny days/yr
209
Violent Crime/100K
1,766 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.9 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A+
Economy
4.5 / 5.0
$86,875 median income, 2.4% unemployment
B+
Affordability
3.7 / 5.0
$461,700 home value, $1,763/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
209 violent crimes/100K
C
Education
2.3 / 5.0
16.3% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013–2023)
Population Change
+2.7%
7,232 → 7,429
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
+0.27%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+55.5%
$55,875 → $86,875
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+4.51%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Escalon across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
7,571
+142 from 2023 (7,429)
Projected Median Income 2030
$118,304
+$31,429 from 2023 ($86,875)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7,232 | — | $55,875 | — |
| 2015 | 7,450 | +3% | $52,125 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 7,553 | +1.4% | $67,277 | +29.1% |
| 2019 | 7,589 | +0.5% | $74,454 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 7,523 | -0.9% | $67,176 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 7,429 | -1.2% | $86,875 | +29.3% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.