With 322,326 people, Stockton is a city in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 33.9. Density works out to 5,109 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 26%. 78,555 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,907, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Stockton
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share23.9% → 45.6%(+21.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.0% → 20.0%(+5.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share43.9% → 16.8%(−27.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Stockton's population equals 40% of San Joaquin County's. Its number of households without a car equals 57% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 30% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.8%(1,650)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(1,410)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.4%(3,453)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(437)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.1%(275)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8,764 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Stockton, decade by decade
Stockton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
210,943
$64,504
$256,087
15.0%
86.7
2000
243,771
$64,583
$214,044
15.4%
92.4
2010
291,707
$68,974
$397,909
17.7%
90.9
2020
320,804
$70,775
$361,430
18.6%
89.3
2024
322,326
$79,907
$440,900
20.0%
88.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
