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Home to 572 people, the town was settled in 1889.
23% of residents live below the poverty line in Westley, where California’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 848 California towns we compare, none has a lower age of the median resident than Westley. Westley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 747 in 2000, 575 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 6 maps from 1915 on.
Westley 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Westley.
Its one school is below. Westley’s only public school teaches 266 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 266 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in nearly four fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Westley, 63% come from drought and 18% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Since 2013, Westley has added 243 jobs, to 251 in 2023. Most working residents leave Westley for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Patterson (13%), Modesto (7%) and San Jose (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 32 miles.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Westley: 27% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Against the California average, Westley comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 14. In Westley, 26% of adults worry about having enough food, and 32% get no exercise outside work.
| Westley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 72% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Westley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.6% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.9% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Westley
About 9 of every 100 Westley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
Place in California, United States
Westley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 575 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Westley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.