Stockton

Population: 320,470
Median household income: $76,851
Median home value: $412,900

Stockton is a community in San Joaquin County, California, home to 320,470 residents. At $76,851, its median household income sits below San Joaquin County's $88,531.

Between 2019 and 2023, Stockton's population grew 3.6% from 309,228 to 320,470, while its median home value rose 51.0% from $273,400 to $412,900.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 45.2% of the population. 76.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 320,470
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,851
Median home value: $412,900
Median gross rent: $1,495
Housing units: 104,955
Homeownership rate: 53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

309,228320,470

Median household income

$54,614$76,851

Median home value

$273,400$412,900

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,495

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	309,228	$54,614	$273,400	$1,115
2020	311,103	$58,393	$298,200	$1,183
2021	317,818	$63,916	$324,600	$1,271
2022	320,030	$71,612	$382,000	$1,417
2023	320,470	$76,851	$412,900	$1,495

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22,044	6.9%
5 to 17	65,105	20.3%
18 to 24	32,166	10.0%
25 to 34	47,065	14.7%
35 to 44	43,401	13.5%
45 to 54	36,119	11.3%
55 to 64	32,904	10.3%
65 to 74	24,722	7.7%
75 and over	16,944	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56,029	17.5%
Black or African American	35,126	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,263	0.4%
Asian	65,830	20.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,498	0.5%
Some other race	1,414	0.4%
Two or more races	14,510	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	144,800	45.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.9%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46,048	22.9%
High school graduate	56,561	28.1%
Some college or associate's	60,220	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	26,130	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12,196	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	100,918	76.7%
Carpooled	17,505	13.3%
Public transit	1,577	1.2%
Walked	1,377	1.0%
Bicycle	256	0.2%
Worked from home	8,940	6.8%
Other means	973	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28,715	23.4%
15 to 29 min	49,251	40.2%
30 to 44 min	16,202	13.2%
45 to 59 min	7,066	5.8%
60+ min	21,372	17.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.20
Poverty rate: 15.4% (48,496 of 315,431)

	Count	Share
Family households	70,959	72.2%
Nonfamily households	27,336	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	98,295	93.7%
Vacant	6,660	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	52,316	53.2%
Renter-occupied	45,979	46.8%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	70,378	67.1%
1-unit, attached	7,182	6.8%
2 to 4 units	7,470	7.1%
5 to 19 units	8,348	8.0%
20 or more units	10,209	9.7%
Mobile home & other	1,368	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0675000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 63 sq mi
Water area: 3.09 sq mi
Center point: 37.9766, -121.3086