Del RioCA
A town of 1,508.
Is Del Rio a good place to live?
Del Rio’s best subject grade is an A+ for incomes; its weakest is a D for cost of living. On the outdoors, just 18 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. Del Rio has 2 places on the National Register. Del Rio has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Del Rio has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
1,270 counted in 2010 and 1,399 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Del Rio grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Del Rio is from typical.
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Moving to Del Rio: who provides what
Del Rio 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 Del Rio.
In Del Rio, the median household income runs higher than in the typical California or U.S. town
Only one of the 848 California towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Del Rio. Employers in Del Rio added 79 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 293. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles. The top destinations are Modesto (26%), Stockton (4%) and Manteca (4%).
| Del Rio | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Del Rio ranks healthier than 73% of the country’s towns
Of 32 CDC measures, Del Rio beats the California average on 12 and trails it on 5. The share of adults in Del Rio who feel lonely is 31%, where California’s towns sit at 36% and U.S. towns at 33%. 19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression here.
| Del Rio | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Del Rio | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Del Rio
The town’s peak summer temperature stands at 95°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Del Rio is lower
FEMA puts 42% of Del Rio’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 28% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Del Rio sell for about $1.55M
Among households in Del Rio, 98% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Del Rio
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Del Rio
About 12 of every 100 Del Rio residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Del Rio for work
Where Del Rio’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Del Rio
Place in California, United States
Del Rio (Spanish: Del Río, meaning "Of The River") is an unincorporated community in Stanislaus County, California, United States that is located around the Del Rio Country Club. The population was 1,399 at the 2020 census, up from 1,270 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined the community as a census-designated place (CDP). It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 128 ft
Questions about Del Rio
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Del Rio, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,200,000, 58% above the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.