COMPARING TWO PLACES
San Joaquin vs Fresno
PLACE A
San Joaquin, California
VS
PLACE B
Fresno, California
San Joaquin is 99% smaller than Fresno. Fresno earns more, with a median household income $27,980 higher. Fresno has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -7%).
SAN JOAQUINFRESNODIFFERENCE
Total population3,688555,549−99% vs Fresno
Population density3,0814,797−1,716
Population growth-7.5%9.6%−17.1 pts
Median age25.332.8−7.5
Male48.5%50.2%−1.7 pts
Female51.5%49.8%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born37.8%19.3%+18.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.4%23.8%−23.5 pts
Black4.5%6.5%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino93.8%50.9%+42.9 pts
Asian0.0%14.2%−14.2 pts
Other1.4%4.6%−3.2 pts
Median household income$43,011$70,991−$27,980
Per capita income$14,436$32,519−$18,083
Poverty rate41.0%20.1%+21.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.482−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher1.5%25.5%−24.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate19.3%8.9%+10.4 pts
Labor force participation45.4%63.0%−17.5 pts
Median home value$266,300$374,800−$108,500
Median gross rent$967$1,421−$454
Owner-occupied32.6%50.1%−17.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%4.6%−2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.5%55.1%−16.6 pts
Average commute23.922.4+1.6
Worked from home7.8%10.9%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured6.6%6.1%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025