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San Joaquin County

California · 779,233 residents · 1,392 sq mi
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San Joaquin County is a county of 779,233 people in California. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 33% national rate. The population is up 38% since 2000. The median age is 35.4, younger than the US median of 38.8. 23% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $367,900.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.8
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
779,233
+38%since 2000
from 563,598 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
35.4
+11%since 2000
from 31.9 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
1,392 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
449K544K639K734K829K19902000201020202024San Joaquin County
2024797K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.4%(50,041)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.3%(56,946)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 148%(62,324)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197.7%(59,992)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(51,304)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.5%(104,914)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.2%(102,644)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.1%(94,383)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.6%(90,079)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748.2%(64,220)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.9%(30,239)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.6%(12,147)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$68,628
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,282 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,928
+67%since 2000
from $17,365 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
46.1%
+10.8 ptssince 2009
from 35.2% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
13.7%
−4.0 ptssince 2000
from 17.7% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.9%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade9.5%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance8.5%
US avg: 5.5%
Wholesale trade8.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical7.7%
US avg: 4.7%
Other services4.6%
US avg: 6.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.5%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction4.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.5%
Public administration2.8%
US avg: 4.7%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$367,900
+75%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $139,800 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,286
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $617 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
59.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 60.4% in 2000
40.7% rent
Persons per household
3.18 people
+3%since 2009
from 3.10 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
5.4
−18%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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic47.4%(267,002)
Black6.4%(36,139)
Hispanic / Latino30.5%(172,073)
Asian11%(62,126)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic27.7%(215,530)
Black7.3%(56,898)
Hispanic / Latino41.8%(325,725)
Asian17.3%(134,684)
Other5.3%(41,299)
Segregation Score
35
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%(279,808)
Central American1.4%(10,691)
Puerto Rican0.8%(5,670)
Salvadoran0.7%(5,439)
Spaniard0.5%(3,603)
South American0.4%(2,970)
Guatemalan0.3%(2,219)
Nicaraguan0.3%(2,058)
Cuban0.2%(1,456)
Peruvian0.1%(911)
Colombian0.1%(748)
Honduran0.1%(478)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0%(367)
Chilean0%(346)
Argentine0%(271)
Panamanian0%(261)
Venezuelan0%(186)
Dominican0%(141)
Uruguayan0%(76)
Bolivian0%(65)
Asian origin
Filipino5%(37,238)
Asian Indian3.2%(23,707)
Cambodian1.4%(10,612)
Chinese1.3%(9,749)
Pakistani1.3%(9,460)
Vietnamese1.1%(8,111)
Hmong0.8%(6,209)
Laotian0.3%(2,366)
Japanese0.2%(1,853)
Korean0.2%(1,594)
Thai0.1%(586)
Taiwanese0.1%(416)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(264)
Indonesian0%(235)
Nepalese0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.3%(2,347)
Fijian0.2%(1,769)
Samoan0.2%(1,748)
Chamorro0.2%(1,447)
Tongan0.1%(587)
Ancestry
German7.7%(57,610)
Irish5.6%(41,872)
English4.9%(36,753)
Italian3.7%(27,436)
Portuguese2.3%(17,308)
American1.7%(12,464)
Subsaharan African1.4%(10,365)
French1.4%(10,212)
Dutch1.1%(8,184)
Scottish1%(7,495)
Norwegian0.7%(5,246)
Swedish0.6%(4,862)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.6%(4,192)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(3,790)
Danish0.4%(2,708)
Greek0.3%(2,315)
Russian0.3%(2,196)
Welsh0.3%(1,981)
Swiss0.2%(1,858)
British0.2%(1,761)
French Canadian0.2%(1,412)
Canadian0.1%(1,114)
Hungarian0.1%(1,084)
Palestinian0.1%(1,076)
Arab0.1%(966)
Iranian0.1%(963)
Nigerian0.1%(914)
Czech0.1%(845)
Ukrainian0.1%(781)
Croatian0.1%(757)
Austrian0.1%(753)
Syrian0.1%(628)
Lebanese0.1%(587)
Finnish0.1%(575)
West Indian0.1%(572)
Belgian0.1%(406)
Armenian0.1%(400)
Romanian0.1%(379)
Jamaican0%(364)
Brazilian0%(309)
Australian0%(299)
Egyptian0%(267)
Ethiopian0%(256)
Lithuanian0%(236)
Slovak0%(188)
Ghanaian0%(165)
Israeli0%(117)
Jordanian0%(111)
Haitian0%(43)
Moroccan0%(39)
Slovene0%(37)
Latvian0%(32)
Bulgarian0%(26)
Guyanese0%(25)
Turkish0%(25)
Serbian0%(24)
Kenyan0%(23)
Barbadian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.2%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.5% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
80.1%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 71.2% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
6.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
35.2 min
+65%since 2000
from 21.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
78.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 76.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.2%
−7.2 ptssince 2011
from 14.4% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
60.4%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 62.5% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
66.7%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
29.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.8% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
50.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
23.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 23.1% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
6.3%
−10.8 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.1%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
87.6%
US average: 86.2%
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)
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: 8.8%
Employer-based
50.8%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
11.4%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
13.9%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
32.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.5%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
60.6%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
42.9%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.9%(4,852)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(5,416)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era37.7%(10,802)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7.2%(2,048)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.9%(1,117)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 28,635 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 779,233 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in San Joaquin County, California earns about $68,628 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 $367,900, and the typical rent is about $1,286 a month.

How educated are people in San Joaquin County, California?

About 19.2% 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 13.7% 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 298,605 residents, a change of about 62 percent over that period.

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

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