Tracy, California - Living in the Tracy Triangle
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Tracy Has More Going on than What You'd Expect! (What Were You Expecting?)
The Tracy Triangle - formed by I-5 on the East, I-580 on the West, and I-205 on the North
Every weekday morning between 4:30am and 8am, the 3 above-mentioned freeways become slow-moving parking lots as California Central Valley residents pack-it-up and go through the Altamont Pass Gauntlet (you have time to admire the windmills shown in the picture here) - over the hill - on the way to Livermore, Pleasanton, Silicon Valley, the East Bay, the Penninsula, and San Francisco (aka "The City").
In the meantime, while the commuters are winding their ways through some of the streets bordered by tomato fields, corn fields, pepper fields, alfafa fields, dairy farms, and residential developments, the rest of the town comes to life.
Downtown Tracy resembles your stereotypical old-western town. Tracy started as a coaling station and switching area for the many trains coming through the area that linked Sacramento with other cities in the Central Valley as well as the East-West trains linking the San Francisco Bay Area with the rest of the U.S.
Hot-Air Balloons Lift Off During the Start of Tracy's Annual Fourth of July Celebration
Quick Tracy Description? -- "Bedroom community" in the California Central Valley, South of Sacramento, East of San Francisco, and West of Lake Tahoe and Yosemite. Typical of many American western "railroad towns".
The Sign Says It All
Tracy, CA Stats from the Google Source
The population of 95376 is 84,493.
That's #121 out of all 42,305 zip codes.
54% of the population is white, which is 20 points less than the national average.
The average household income in 95376 is $61,800, which is $32,102 more than the typical average.
This contributes to the average house being worth $217,000. When the survey was done in 2000, that represented a difference of 176% from the typical value.
Men make up 44% of the population, and the typical age in this part of CA is 32.
Stats about: Tracy, CA
Population: 84,493Number of Households: 21,380
Average House Value: $217,000
Average Income per Household: $61,800
Elevation: 20 ft
Population Breakdown:
View of 10th Street from Central Avenue During a Saturday Farmer's Market
Farmers' Market Banner
Tracy, California, Links!
- Tracy Chamber of Commerce
- This is the Tracy Chamber of Commerce's website. Good info here!
- Tracy, CA.... City Site
- This website is a Tracy "City Site"...
- A Tracy, California website
- Another Tracy, California, Website...
- Tracy Press - Website
- Well... you might not be able to find a "paper copy" very often anymore... but you can read about what's going on here.
- Altamont Commuter Express
- The best way to get to work and the fun in the East Bay, Silicon Valley, or San Francisco. The ACE Train Station is south on Tracy Blvd at the intersection with Linne Rd. (4800 Tracy Blvd)
- Tracy Island Online
- When founder Joleen Ruffin's husband Quincy made the comment that Tracy was "like an island" in the middle of the I-5, 208, and 580 corridor, the name sort of stuck and Joleen formed the Tracy Island Online local regional social network. It started as just a place for local moms to arrange play-dates for their pre-school youngsters... but before long, the dads got into the swing of things... and then, some of the moms and dads who owned businesses in town also jumped in and.... well... before Joleen realized it, she had a movement...and a very popular local network and place to gather for residents of Tracy and the surrounding area. Check out this group!
- Altamont Cowork
- Mike Pihlman created this innovative alternative to unbearable commutes to the Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco. Coworking is becoming a tidal wave phenomenon -- used mostly by younger entrepreneurs who want the advantage of an office environment, but who don't want to be constrained by the walls and cubicles of traditional offices. Coworking is perfect for independent contractors and freelance writers, editors, software developers, attorneys, inventors, artists, web-designers, and others who do most of their work online and by phone with only a few client meetings at their place of work. See the website for more information!
Wine Stroll Banner
Tracy People and Places!
Tracyites have talent! And some are very successful!
Driving directions
Downtown Bakery Shows Their Goodies at the Saturday Farmer's Market
Other Tracy Links! People, Places, Things to Do!
- Tracy Writers!
- This is one of the "message boards" for the Tracy Writers group... we usually meet at 7:00pm on the 1st Monday of the month at the Barnes & Noble Cafe at the West Valley (Tracy) Mall (on Naglee Road off Grant Line Road). Just look for the folks sitting at one of the tables with books and papers and red pens out!
- The Great Plate
- This food and drink and entertainment establishment is on Central Avenue--just across from the Grand Theater. Special happenings are on Friday and Saturday nights--as well as on holidays.
- Tracy Island Online Community
- A gathering place (online, of course) for Tracy-ites to visit and share information.
- The Tracy Press
- This is the website for Tracy's "newspaper".... Find local news here.
Tracy Airport - Not All of It, Just One of the Planes Parked There
Go San Jose Sharks!
First Friday Music Event Banner
Oakland Raiders
Local Produce For Sale at Weekend Farmers Market
San Francisco Giants
10th Street Approach to City Hall
Oakland A's!
Display During Tracy Bean Festival
San Francisco 49rs!
Tracy Grand Theater on Central Avenue
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Adamophoto
Apr 24, 2011 @ 9:44 pm | delete
- Fast growing community, with new homes, new business and much more.
Visit the Tracy City Guide, news, weather, jobs, free classifieds and more
http://california.citycreate.com/tracy/ Thanks for a great lens, we had added your link to the Tracy City Guide!
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BarbRad Sep 19, 2010 @ 11:35 pm | delete
- I've never been closer than the I-5 freeway, ad for some reason I associate Tracy with the smell of many cattle in one place. Or am I thinking only of a place near Tracy? Maybe with a freeway sign mentioning that Tracy is ahead?
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EditorDave Sep 19, 2010 @ 11:41 pm | delete
- Well... Tracy *is* in agricultural country... and yes, we *do* have a few dairy farms that can get pretty ripe when the wind is blowing the wrong direction. But, normally, the air isn't bad. If you want *real* stinky, try driving by Coalinga or King City area in June or July when it's 100-degrees. Also, up I-5 from us is a stretch between Lathrop and Sacramento--lots of dairy farms on both sides of the road--that area also gets pretty stinky. The joys of living in an agricultural area, right? Tracy *does* have a lot to offer. Thanks for dropping by my lens!
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NAIZA
Jan 12, 2009 @ 11:28 pm | delete
- Hi Kuya Dave! What a great place to travel around! Thanks for sharing about your home town. Definitely, a fabulous five!
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The History of Tracy in Photographs!
Tracy (CA) (Images of America)
Amazon Price: $14.12 (as of 05/25/2012)
This book provides a nice history of Tracy through photographs of the area from the inception of the town (1900) to modern days. It's a great way to get a quick glimpse of what life was like in this rail-road centered community that has now become a major suburb "bedroom community" for Silicon Valley and San Francisco and the rest of the East Bay.
Police Detective Mystery Novel by Local Author!
BRUSHED BACK
Amazon Price: $13.25 (as of 05/26/2012)
Rich Paloma is a retired policeman and author who lives in Tracy and writes novels--and this is his second novel. If you want a novel to keep you reading for a weekend, this is the book to get. There are lots of local (insider) comments in this book that locals will recognize immediately--and this adds to the fun of the book! Get a copy for your own reading!
More Police Detective Stories from Local Author Rich Paloma!
The Beach Club
Amazon Price: $6.67 (as of 05/26/2012)
This is Rich Paloma's premier novel... based a bunch on his experience as a local policeman.... this novel will keep you reading through the weekend. A good story with lots of local references.
