COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

San Joaquin County

California · 480,628 residents · 1,392 sq mi

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San Joaquin County is a county of 480,628 people in California. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $120,500. There are 82,970 fewer people here than in 2000. Median household income is $30,635, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

480,628

−15%vs 2000

vs 563,598 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,392 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024797K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(41,418)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(43,337)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(36,682)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(34,728)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(34,930)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(83,841)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(70,938)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(45,666)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(35,807)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(31,564)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(16,644)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(5,073)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,635

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,282 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,705

−27%vs 2000

vs $17,365 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.7%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$120,500

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $139,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$489

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $617 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.6%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.4% in 2000

42.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic47.4%(267,002)

Black6.4%(36,139)

Hispanic / Latino30.5%(172,073)

Asian11%(62,126)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.5%(353,344)

Black5.6%(26,885)

Hispanic / Latino22.7%(108,987)

Asian12.4%(59,789)

Other8.4%(40,610)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Costa Rican0%(92)

Bolivian0%(61)

Paraguayan0%(21)

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)

Bangladeshi0%(155)

Sri Lankan0%(69)

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)

Subsaharan African1.2%(9,614)

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)

French Canadian0.1%(755)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(191)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(14)

Macedonian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Filipino population · Largest English population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.6%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 21.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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