It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Stockton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Stockton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Stockton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Stockton may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Stockton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Stockton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.42% of adults 25 and older in Stockton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stockton in 2018 was $27,928, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,712 for a family of four. However, Stockton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Stockton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stockton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stockton include English, German, Irish, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Stockton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
