San Joaquin County, California

28 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 787,416
Median household income: $88,531
Median home value: $494,500

San Joaquin County, California counts 787,416 residents. 28 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $88,531 runs below the California figure of $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, San Joaquin County's population grew 6.0% from 742,603 to 787,416, while its median household income rose 37.4% from $64,432 to $88,531.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 42.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 787,416
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $88,531
Median home value: $494,500
Median gross rent: $1,633
Housing units: 256,826
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

742,603787,416

Median household income

$64,432$88,531

Median home value

$342,100$494,500

Median gross rent

$1,208$1,633

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	742,603	$64,432	$342,100	$1,208
2020	751,615	$68,628	$367,900	$1,286
2021	771,406	$74,962	$391,500	$1,387
2022	779,445	$82,837	$462,000	$1,542
2023	787,416	$88,531	$494,500	$1,633

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52,015	6.6%
5 to 17	156,915	19.9%
18 to 24	73,641	9.4%
25 to 34	108,872	13.8%
35 to 44	108,715	13.8%
45 to 54	94,596	12.0%
55 to 64	88,181	11.2%
65 to 74	62,683	8.0%
75 and over	41,798	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	220,011	27.9%
Black or African American	52,610	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,086	0.3%
Asian	137,718	17.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4,388	0.6%
Some other race	3,168	0.4%
Two or more races	34,892	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	332,543	42.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98,795	19.6%
High school graduate	140,117	27.8%
Some college or associate's	157,023	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	73,689	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	35,221	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	247,993	74.8%
Carpooled	41,030	12.4%
Public transit	3,738	1.1%
Walked	3,716	1.1%
Bicycle	1,017	0.3%
Worked from home	30,704	9.3%
Other means	3,385	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	72,207	24.0%
15 to 29 min	100,219	33.3%
30 to 44 min	44,708	14.9%
45 to 59 min	20,389	6.8%
60+ min	63,356	21.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.19
Poverty rate: 12.6% (97,063 of 773,079)

	Count	Share
Family households	180,811	74.9%
Nonfamily households	60,562	25.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	241,373	94.0%
Vacant	15,453	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	148,522	61.5%
Renter-occupied	92,851	38.5%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	191,958	74.7%
1-unit, attached	12,750	5.0%
2 to 4 units	13,189	5.1%
5 to 19 units	14,600	5.7%
20 or more units	16,202	6.3%
Mobile home & other	8,127	3.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 06077
State: California
Land area: 1,392 sq mi
Water area: 34 sq mi
Center point: 37.9350, -121.2722