Humidity & wind
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Population
324,597
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$440,900
Owner-occupied units
Stockton, CA
California · 37.977° N, 121.309° W · 63 sq mi
Stockton is a city in California, with a population of 324,597 and about 5,128 residents per square mile. The median household earns $79,907 a year, and the median home is worth $440,900.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
63 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,128
People per square mile
Rank by population
#60
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#172
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$79,907
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,577
Per month
Homeownership
53.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
31.7 min
One way
People
Median age
33.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
20%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
26.5%
Households
99,093
3.2 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 114/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 68/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 1/yr
Days above 90° 89/yr
Below freezing 3/yr
Annual rainfall 24.2in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 96°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 40°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21.8%
Retail trade 12.7%
Transport & utilities 10.4%
Manufacturing 9.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Stockton
- Lodi, CA10 mi · 69,100
- Manteca, CA13 mi · 96,693
- Tracy, CA19 mi · 101,901
- Brentwood, CA23 mi · 66,607
- Antioch, CA27 mi · 118,958
- Modesto, CA29 mi · 219,652
- Elk Grove, CA31 mi · 185,007
- Livermore, CA32 mi · 83,457
Cities about the same size
- Newark, NJ323,808
- Riverside, CA323,057
- Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY329,751
- Irvine, CA318,764
- Corpus Christi, TX317,247
- Santa Ana, CA315,586
- Orlando, FL333,888
- Cincinnati, OH314,367
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.