Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is the most populous city in the county, the 11th-most populous city in California and the 60th-most populous city in the United States. Stockton's population in 2020 was 320,804. It was named an All-America City in 1999, 2004, 2015, and again in 2017 and 2018. The city is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley. It lies at the southeastern corner of a large inland river delta that isolates it from other nearby cities such as Sacramento and those of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Stockton was founded by Charles Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses. The city is named...
| Ethnicity | Stockton | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 19.4% | 60.1% |
| African American | 11% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 20.5% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 4.6% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 43.5% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Stockton | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 9.2% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 9.9% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 12.5% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 18.9% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 12.6% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 15% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5.6% | 7.1% |
| Education | Stockton | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 14% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 9% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 29% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 21% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 9% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 12% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 4% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |