The percentage of people in Turlock who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.11% of adults in Turlock have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Turlock in 2022 was $33,194, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,776 for a family of four. However, Turlock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Turlock is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Turlock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Turlock, accounting for 44.40% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Turlock residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Turlock include German, English, Portuguese, Irish, and Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Turlock's cultural character, accounting for 21.78% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Turlock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Persian.
