The County of Stanislaus and each of the nine cities have experienced consistent population growth since 1990.
All projections call for the population growth to continue for the next twenty years.
From 1997 to 1998 Stanislaus' cities gained in population at an average rate of 1.3 percent and as high as 2.9 percent. 793,600 Stanislaus County's student population puts it in a unique position . No other county in the Central Valley is home to both a State University and a Junior College . The commuting population provides an additional pool of excellent skilled workers from which to draw. San Joaquin and Merced Counties are both within an easy commute.