Stockton is a large city located in the state of California. With a population of 319,543 people and 88 associated neighborhoods, Stockton is the 11th largest community in California.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Stockton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stockton is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Stockton who work in office and administrative support (10.72%), sales jobs (8.19%), and management occupations (6.55%). In terms of college education, Stockton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.05% of adults 25 and older in Stockton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Stockton in 2022 was $31,279, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,116 for a family of four. However, Stockton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stockton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stockton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Stockton, accounting for 45.18% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Stockton residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Stockton include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African. In addition, Stockton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.87%). The most common language spoken in Stockton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
