Missouri · Census place 70828
Stockton, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Stockton, Missouri (Stockton, MO — Census place “Stockton city”) is 2,018 residents, ranking #267 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $41,053, the median home is worth $135,800 and median gross rent runs $572 a month. Looking for the Stockton Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Stockton, MO: 65785.
- Population
- 2,018Stockton city residents
- Median household income
- $41,053Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $135,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $572Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69%Owner-occupied households
Stockton ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Stockton.
The Stockton MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Stockton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Stockton city median would spend about 16.7% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.3% of residents and 69% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Stockton city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Stockton city is a small town in Missouri, with 2,018 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #267 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 43.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Stockton city earn a median of $41,053 a year, 47.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 14.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Stockton city is valued at $135,800, 55.2% below the national figure and 11% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $572 a month, 59.3% below the national figure, or roughly $6,864 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
- Willow Springs city 2,015
- Hallsville city 2,049
- Bloomfield city 2,011
- Warsaw city 2,064
- Elsberry city 2,010
- Village of Four Seasons village 2,077
- Adrian city 2,006
- Seymour city 2,081
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Stockton city?
- Stockton city has 2,018 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #267 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Stockton city?
- Median household income in Stockton city is $41,053 a year, 47.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Stockton city?
- Median gross rent is $572 a month and the median home value is $135,800, so rent absorbs about 16.7% of median household income.
- Is Stockton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Stockton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Stockton city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.