Moving to Stockton, California

About Stockton, California
Stockton

Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Stockton is the most populous city in the county, the 11th-most populous city in California and the 58th-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 after Robert F. Stockton, and it was the first community in California to have a name not of Spanish or Native American origin.

Built during the California Gold Rush, Stockton's seaport serves as a gateway to the Central Valley and beyond. It provided easy access for trade and transportation to the southern gold mines. The University of the Pacific (UOP), chartered in 1851, is the oldest university in California, and has been located in Stockton since 1923. In 2012, Stockton filed for what was then the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history – which had multiple causes, including financial mismanagement in the 1990s, generous fringe benefits to unionized city employees, and the 2008 financial crisis. Stockton successfully exited bankruptcy in February 2015.

Gender
Gender Stockton California Country
Female 51.8% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 48.2% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Stockton California Country
Less than $10,000 6.4% 4.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.9% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.2% 6.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 9.9% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.5% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.9% 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.6% 12.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 15% 17.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5.6% 9.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 5% 13.3% 8.3%
Education


Education Stockton California Country
< 9th Grade 14% 8% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 9% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 29% 20% 27.0%
Other College 21% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 12% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Stockton California Country
White 19.4% 36.5% 60.1%
African American 11% 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 20.5% 14.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.6% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 43.5% 39.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity