METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS
Stockton Metro
Stockton-Lodi, CA · 1 counties · 480,628 residents · 1,392 sq mi
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Stockton is home to 480,628 people. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $120,500. The population has fallen 15% since 2000. Households earn $30,635 at the median, near the US median.
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
Land area
1,392 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024797K
Age distribution, 1990
Under 58.6%(41,418)
5 to 99%(43,337)
10 to 147.6%(36,682)
15 to 197.2%(34,728)
20 to 247.3%(34,930)
25 to 3417.4%(83,841)
35 to 4414.8%(70,938)
45 to 549.5%(45,666)
55 to 647.5%(35,807)
65 to 746.6%(31,564)
75 to 843.5%(16,644)
85 and over1.1%(5,073)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$30,635
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $41,282 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$120,500
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $139,800 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
68.6%
−2.6 ptsvs 2000
vs 71.2% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).
Direct-purchase
11.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 11.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
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)
Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(5,474)
Vietnam era36.4%(9,211)
Korean War4.2%(1,053)
World War II2.1%(527)
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 Stockton-Lodi, CA?
Stockton-Lodi, CA has about 480,628 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Stockton-Lodi, CA?
The typical household in Stockton-Lodi, CA earns about $30,635 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Stockton-Lodi, CA expensive?
In Stockton-Lodi, CA, the median home is worth about $120,500, and the typical rent is about $489 a month.
How educated are people in Stockton-Lodi, CA?
About 13.2% of adults age 25 and over in Stockton-Lodi, CA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Stockton-Lodi, CA?
About 15.7% of people in Stockton-Lodi, CA live below the federal poverty line.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024