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City in California

Stockton, CA

San Joaquin County

County seat of San Joaquin County, California, United States.

Population
324,975 (2024)
Density
5,134 / sq mi
Land area
63.3 sq mi
Water area
3.1 sq mi
Elevation
13 ft
Founded
1849
Coordinates
37.9766, -121.3086

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Photos of Stockton

  • Willie Nelson Stockton

    Bob Tilden from Morada, CA,… · CC BY 2.0

  • Willie Nelson Stockton 2

    Bob Tilden from Morada, CA,… · CC BY 2.0

  • Philomathean Clubhouse (front)

    Nathan Ahmed · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Philomathean Clubhouse (back)

    Nathan Ahmed · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Philomathean Clubhouse (front door)

    Nathan Ahmed · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Old Weber School (dedication plaque)

    Nathan Ahmed · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Old Weber School (front)

    Nathan Ahmed · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Old Weber School (historical significance plaque)

    Nathan Ahmed · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Climate

July average high
95°F
January average low
39°F
Annual rainfall
13.5 in
Annual snowfall
0.0 in
  1. 57° 39° Jan 2.7"
  2. 63° 41° Feb 2.5"
  3. 69° 44° Mar 1.9"
  4. 75° 47° Apr 1.1"
  5. 83° 53° May 0.6"
  6. 90° 58° Jun 0.1"
  7. 95° 61° Jul 0.0"
  8. 94° 60° Aug 0.0"
  9. 90° 58° Sep 0.1"
  10. 80° 51° Oct 0.7"
  11. 67° 43° Nov 1.4"
  12. 57° 38° Dec 2.4"

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Stockton Ap (12 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.

How Stockton ranks

Local facts

Median household income
$76,851
Median rent
$1,495 / mo
Median home value
$412,900
Median age
33.7
Unemployment
8.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
19.1%
Poverty rate
15.4%
Renter-occupied homes
46.8%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools
126
Students enrolled
74,587
Students per teacher
22.9 : 1
Free or reduced-price lunch
72.1%
Charter schools
22.2%
School districts serving the city
31

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Districts: Stockton Unified, Lodi Unified, Lincoln Unified, Manteca Unified, Linden Unified

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity
32.1%
No leisure-time physical activity
29.1%
Adults with diabetes
13.1%
Adults who smoke
14.0%
Frequent mental distress
18.1%
Sleeping under 7 hours
40.6%
Adults without health insurance
15.2%
Routine checkup in past year
70.3%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
74.3%
Share of city that is parkland
3.1%
EPA walkability index (1-20)
13.8
Median air quality index (county)
46
Unhealthy air days (county)
0

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband
90.0%
Households with no internet
7.6%
Average commute
32.1 min
Work from home
6.8%
Commute by transit
1.2%
Commute on foot
1.1%
Commute by bike
0.2%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates San Joaquin County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 7 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

  • Drought: very high
  • Earthquake: relatively high
  • Riverine flooding: relatively high
  • Heat wave: relatively high

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata

ZIP codes

  • 95202
  • 95203
  • 95204
  • 95205
  • 95206
  • 95207
  • 95209
  • 95210
  • 95211
  • 95212
  • 95219