City profile · Mid-size City
Modesto, California
Verified Oct 25, 2026Who leads Modesto, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Sue Zwahlen
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 218,464
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 25, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 25, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcemodestogov.com/717/Mayor---Sue-Zwahlen ↗
- Official leadership pagemodestogov.com/717/Mayor---Sue-Zwahlen ↗
- City websitemodestogov.com ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Sue Zwahlen CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 25, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 218,464
- Median household income
- $73,375
- Median age
- 34.9
- Land area
- 43.36 sq mi
- Population density
- 5,038.4 per sq mi
- County
- Stanislaus County
- Metro area
- Modesto, CA
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$765M
- City hall phone
- (209) 577-5421
- Official website
- modestogov.com ↗
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