CowanCA
With 497 residents, it is a town in California.
Is Cowan a good place to live?
Cowan’s age of the median resident is 22.4 years, below both California’s towns (39 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Cowan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
497 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cowan: who provides what
Cowan is unincorporated, so Stanislaus County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cowan.
Cowan has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuting out is the norm in Cowan: 1% of working residents work locally. Among residents locally, 5.5% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Modesto (13%), Ceres (12%) and Turlock (12%). The median commute is under 10 miles.
| Cowan | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cowan is
For adults in Cowan, the share who feel lonely is 37%. Of 32 CDC measures, Cowan beats the California average on 1 and trails it on 18. In Cowan, 36% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 29% worry about having enough food.
| Cowan | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 22% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cowan | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 6.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.3% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Cowan is earthquakes, at a moderate overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Cowan break down as 40% from earthquakes and 31% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Cowan
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cowan
About 7 of every 100 Cowan residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
99% of working residents leave Cowan for work
Where Cowan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cowan
Census-designated place in California, United States
Cowan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California. Cowan sits at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m). The 2020 United States census reported Cowan's population was 342.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 75 ft
Questions about Cowan
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cowan, CA a good place to live?
Cowan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.