Demographics of Stockton city, California

Stockton city, California had 324,597 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,707 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Stockton city, in four figures

324,597
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 322,326 ±89.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +3,707 people.; 33.9 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,907 ±$2,147
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Stockton city, California's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Stockton city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Stockton city, California's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Stockton city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	320,890	100.0	100.0
2021	321,542	100.2	100.2
2022	320,945	100.0	100.7
2023	322,353	100.5	101.6
2024	324,643	101.2	102.5
2025	324,597	101.2	103.1

Population of Stockton city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	320,890	—
2021	321,542	+652
2022	320,945	−597
2023	322,353	+1,408
2024	324,643	+2,290
2025	324,597	−46

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.9 ±0.5: for men 33.4 ±0.6 and for women 34.3 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Stockton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	21,527 ±1,037	6.7% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	64,480 ±1,798	20.0% ±0.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	33,023 ±1,442	10.2% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	91,356 ±2,147	28.3% ±0.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	69,961 ±1,842	21.7% ±0.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	41,979 ±1,463	13.0% ±0.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,907 ±$2,147, and income per person $31,918 ±$699, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Stockton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	14,817 ±1,025	15.0% ±1.0	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	16,461 ±1,096	16.6% ±1.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15,474 ±1,025	15.6% ±1.0	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	14,423 ±1,084	14.6% ±1.1	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	18,487 ±1,179	18.7% ±1.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10,177 ±720	10.3% ±0.7	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9,254 ±683	9.3% ±0.7	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Stockton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	49,175 ±3,225	15.5% ±1.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	17,549 ±1,308	20.8% ±1.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	23,225 ±1,718	13.1% ±0.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	8,401 ±716	14.9% ±1.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Stockton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Stockton city	California	United States
Housing units	105,162 ±1,146	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.2% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.8% ±0.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.9% ±1.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.1% ±1.1	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$440,900 ±$4,747	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,577 ±$34	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Stockton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	147,120 ±3,121	45.6% ±1.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	54,225 ±2,180	16.8% ±0.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	34,746 ±1,975	10.8% ±0.6	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	66,946 ±2,303	20.8% ±0.7	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,162 ±287	0.4% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,833 ±621	0.6% ±0.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,541 ±584	0.5% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	14,753 ±1,771	4.6% ±0.5	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Stockton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	205,921 ±2,360	63.9% ±0.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	26,084 ±1,268	8.1% ±0.4	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,996 ±762	1.5% ±0.2	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	85,325 ±2,350	26.5% ±0.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	44,899 ±1,800	13.9% ±0.6	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	40,426 ±2,232	12.5% ±0.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Stockton city among the places of California

10th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Stockton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sacramento city	528,706 ±125
Long Beach city	455,548 ±128
Oakland city	439,418 ±102
Bakersfield city	411,986 ±100
Anaheim city	344,521 ±90
Stockton city	322,326 ±89
Riverside city	319,069 ±87
Santa Ana city	312,534 ±138
Irvine city	311,690 ±103
Chula Vista city	276,375 ±86
Santa Clarita city	230,221 ±96

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Stockton city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 54 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 178 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 200 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 359 Places in California by median household income
No. 375 Places in California by median rent
No. 387 Places in California by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026