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San Joaquin County

California · 823,815 residents (2025 est.) · 1,392 sq mi
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San Joaquin County is a county of 797,334 people in California. That puts it in the top 2% of US counties for household income. The population is up 41% since 2000. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 25% of people here were born outside the United States. The median age is 35.4, younger than the US median of 38.9.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 108%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
797,334
+41%since 2000
from 563,598 in 2000
823,815 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
573 / sq mi
+20%since 2009
from 477 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.4
+11%since 2000
from 31.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,392 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
449K544K639K734K829K19902000201020202024San Joaquin County
2024797K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.5%(51,565)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97%(55,637)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148%(64,034)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(59,397)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(52,928)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.8%(110,283)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414%(111,854)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(95,736)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.1%(88,170)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.1%(64,401)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(31,681)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(11,648)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$92,179
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,282 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,266
+115%since 2000
from $17,365 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.6%
+24.4 ptssince 2009
from 35.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.4%
−5.3 ptssince 2000
from 17.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.438
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.437 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical8.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade8.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction4.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Public administration2.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$530,700
+108%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $139,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,734
+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $617 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 60.4% in 2000
38.0% rent
Vacancy rate
5.7%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.19 people
+3%since 2009
from 3.10 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.8%
−13.8 ptssince 2009
from 43.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 53.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.8
−12%since 2009
from 6.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
59
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic47.4%(267,002)
Black6.4%(36,139)
Hispanic / Latino30.5%(172,073)
Asian11%(62,126)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic26.8%(213,729)
Black6.6%(52,516)
Hispanic / Latino42.5%(339,161)
Asian18.2%(145,037)
Other5.9%(46,891)
Diversity Score
88
+3%since 2009
from 86 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
37
+5%since 2020
from 35 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican37.2%(296,751)
Central American2.1%(17,041)
Salvadoran1%(7,624)
Puerto Rican0.7%(5,820)
Guatemalan0.6%(4,579)
South American0.5%(3,971)
Spaniard0.4%(3,527)
Nicaraguan0.3%(2,671)
Peruvian0.2%(1,658)
Honduran0.2%(1,245)
Cuban0.1%(953)
Colombian0.1%(910)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(636)
Chilean0.1%(426)
Argentine0.1%(419)
Uruguayan0%(195)
Venezuelan0%(160)
Dominican0%(139)
Ecuadorian0%(116)
Bolivian0%(61)
Asian origin
Filipino5.4%(43,169)
Asian Indian4.8%(38,111)
Cambodian1.7%(13,772)
Chinese1.2%(9,599)
Pakistani1.1%(8,908)
Vietnamese1%(8,217)
Hmong0.8%(6,745)
Laotian0.3%(2,673)
Kazakh0.3%(2,411)
Japanese0.2%(1,662)
Korean0.1%(702)
Taiwanese0.1%(530)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0.1%(415)
Indonesian0%(382)
Thai0%(306)
Mien0%(266)
Nepalese0%(204)
Okinawan0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.4%(3,079)
Samoan0.3%(2,416)
Fijian0.2%(1,361)
Chamorro0.1%(1,034)
Tongan0.1%(802)
Guamanian0%(246)
Ancestry
German6.4%(50,957)
English5.1%(40,594)
Irish4.7%(37,093)
Italian3.7%(29,232)
Portuguese2.1%(16,349)
American1.8%(13,999)
French0.9%(7,386)
Scottish0.9%(7,088)
Dutch0.8%(6,328)
Arab0.6%(4,983)
Norwegian0.6%(4,788)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.6%(4,781)
Swedish0.5%(4,069)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(3,761)
Greek0.3%(2,719)
Russian0.3%(2,004)
Welsh0.2%(1,937)
Danish0.2%(1,880)
British0.2%(1,697)
Nigerian0.2%(1,666)
Iranian0.2%(1,383)
Swiss0.2%(1,245)
West Indian0.1%(1,188)
Czech0.1%(1,009)
Hungarian0.1%(921)
Lebanese0.1%(848)
Palestinian0.1%(828)
Austrian0.1%(714)
Finnish0.1%(611)
Canadian0.1%(544)
Ukrainian0.1%(525)
Egyptian0.1%(453)
Syrian0.1%(425)
Jamaican0.1%(424)
Brazilian0%(362)
Australian0%(341)
Armenian0%(337)
Ethiopian0%(289)
Ghanaian0%(269)
Haitian0%(258)
Croatian0%(250)
Kenyan0%(236)
Turkish0%(219)
Romanian0%(205)
Moroccan0%(185)
Iraqi0%(182)
Belgian0%(171)
Jordanian0%(166)
Israeli0%(140)
Lithuanian0%(137)
Slovak0%(107)
Slovene0%(74)
Serbian0%(52)
Barbadian0%(42)
Bulgarian0%(41)
Latvian0%(27)
Guyanese0%(18)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
22.7%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 14.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
80.9%
+9.6 ptssince 2000
from 71.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.3%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
34.1 min
+60%since 2000
from 21.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.7%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 76.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 15.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.6%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.6%
−6.9 ptssince 2011
from 14.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2011
from 62.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.1%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 66.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.8%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
49.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
25.2%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 23.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.3%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2012
from 11.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.3%
−10.8 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.5%
+15.0 ptssince 2017
from 77.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.5%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 93.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 87.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
57.0%
−2.0 ptssince 2016
from 59.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
27.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 26.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.4%(125,690)
Married50.3%(156,534)
Widowed2.2%(7,005)
Divorced7.1%(22,130)
Women 15+
Never married33.8%(106,457)
Married48.3%(151,980)
Widowed7.9%(24,983)
Divorced10%(31,319)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.3%
−10.8 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 50.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 11.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
31.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 32.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 60.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 42.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)21.4%(5,409)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(5,474)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(9,211)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(1,053)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(527)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 25,319 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in San Joaquin County, California?

San Joaquin County, California has about 797,334 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in San Joaquin County, California?

The typical household in San Joaquin County, California earns about $92,179 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is San Joaquin County, California expensive?

In San Joaquin County, California, the median home is worth about $530,700, and the typical rent is about $1,734 a month.

How educated are people in San Joaquin County, California?

About 22.7% of adults age 25 and over in San Joaquin County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in San Joaquin County, California?

About 12.4% of people in San Joaquin County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has San Joaquin County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, San Joaquin County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 316,706 residents, a change of about 66 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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