California · Census place 75000
Stockton city, CA
Quick answer
Stockton city has 320,470 residents, ranking #11 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $76,851, the median home is worth $412,900 and median gross rent runs $1,495 a month.
- Population
- 320,470Stockton city residents
- Median household income
- $76,851Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $412,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,495Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Stockton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Stockton city median would spend about 23.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.4% of residents and 53.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Oakland city 438,072
- Bakersfield city 408,366
- Anaheim city 344,553
- Riverside city 316,241
- Santa Ana city 311,639
- Irvine city 308,160
- Chula Vista city 275,030
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