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San Joaquin County, California
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San Joaquin County | ||
Top: Downtown Stockton waterfront; Bottom: Stanislaus River at Caswell Memorial State Park
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Nickname(s):
"Sanwa"
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Motto(s):
"Greatness grows here."
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Location in the state of California
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Country | United States | |
State | California | |
Region | San Joaquin Valley | |
Incorporated | February 18, 1850 | |
Named for | San Joaquin River, which was named for St. Joachim | |
County seat | Stockton | |
Largest city | Stockton | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1,426 sq mi (3,690 km2) | |
• Land | 1,391 sq mi (3,600 km2) | |
• Water | 35 sq mi (90 km2) | |
Highest elevation | 3,629 ft (1,106 m) | |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 779,233 | |
• Density | 546.45/sq mi (210.98/km2) | |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) | |
Area code(s) | 209 | |
FIPS code | 06-077 | |
GNIS feature ID | 277303 |
San Joaquin County ( Spanish: San Joaquín, meaning "St. Joachim"), officially the County of San Joaquin, is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 779,233. The county seat is Stockton.
San Joaquin County comprises the Stockton–Lodi–Tracy metropolitan statistical area within the regional San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland combined statistical area. The county is located in Northern California's Central Valley just east of the very highly populated nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region and is separated from the Bay Area by the Diablo Range of low mountains with its Altamont Pass. One of the smaller counties by area in California, it has a high population density and is growing rapidly due to overflow from the Bay Area's need for housing.
The City of San Joaquin, despite sharing its name with the county, is located in Fresno County.
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History
San Joaquin County was one of the original United States counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood.
The county was named for the San Joaquin River which runs through it. In the early 19th century Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga, commanding an expedition in the lower great California Central Valley, gave the name of San Joaquin (meaning Joachim) to the San Joaquin River, which springs from the southern Sierra Nevada. San Joaquin County is the site of the San Joaquin Valley's first permanent residence.
Between 1843 and 1846, during the era when California was a province of independent Mexico, five Mexican land grants were made in what became San Joaquin County: Campo de los Franceses, Pescadero (Grimes), Pescadero (Pico), Sanjon de los Moquelumnes and Thompson.
It was developed for ranching and agriculture. It attracted more miners and settlers at the time of the California Gold Rush.
Tracy tire fire
On August 7, 1998, a tire fire ignited at S.F. Royster's Tire Disposal just south of Tracy on South MacArthur Drive, near Linne Rd. The tire dump held over 7 million illegally stored tires and was allowed to burn for more than two years before it was extinguished. Allowing the fire to burn was considered to be a better way to avoid groundwater contamination than putting it out. The cleanup cost $16.2 million and wound up contaminating local groundwater anyway.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,426 square miles (3,690 km2), of which 1,391 square miles (3,600 km2) is land and 35 square miles (91 km2) (2.5%) is water.
The center of San Joaquin County is near Stockton at about 37°54'N 121°12'W (37.9,-121.2).
National protected area
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1850 | 3,647 | — | |
1860 | 9,435 | 158.7% | |
1870 | 21,050 | 123.1% | |
1880 | 24,349 | 15.7% | |
1890 | 28,629 | 17.6% | |
1900 | 35,452 | 23.8% | |
1910 | 50,731 | 43.1% | |
1920 | 79,905 | 57.5% | |
1930 | 102,940 | 28.8% | |
1940 | 134,207 | 30.4% | |
1950 | 200,750 | 49.6% | |
1960 | 249,989 | 24.5% | |
1970 | 290,208 | 16.1% | |
1980 | 347,342 | 19.7% | |
1990 | 480,628 | 38.4% | |
2000 | 563,598 | 17.3% | |
2010 | 685,306 | 21.6% | |
2020 | 779,233 | 13.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010 2020 |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 245,919 | 215,530 | 35.88% | 27.66% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 48,540 | 56,898 | 7.08% | 7.30% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3,179 | 3,135 | 0.46% | 0.40% |
Asian alone (NH) | 94,547 | 134,684 | 13.80% | 17.28% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 3,248 | 4,977 | 0.47% | 0.64% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1,383 | 4,192 | 0.20% | 0.54% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 22,149 | 34,092 | 3.23% | 4.38% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 266,341 | 325,725 | 38.86% | 41.80% |
Total | 685,306 | 779,233 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
2011
Population, race, and income | |||||
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Total population | 680,277 | ||||
White | 403,225 | 59.3% | |||
Black or African American | 50,400 | 7.4% | |||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 6,782 | 1.0% | |||
Asian | 97,902 | 14.4% | |||
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 3,427 | 0.5% | |||
Some other race | 78,817 | 11.6% | |||
Two or more races | 39,724 | 5.8% | |||
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 260,636 | 38.3% | |||
Per capita income | $22,857 | ||||
Median household income | $53,764 | ||||
Median family income | $60,725 |
Places by population, race, and income
Places by population and race | ||||||||
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Place | Type | Population | White | Other |
Asian | Black or African American |
Native American |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
Acampo | CDP | 387 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 92.2% |
August | CDP | 8,017 | 63.3% | 27.1% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 70.6% |
Collierville | CDP | 1,891 | 81.8% | 17.1% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 23.1% |
Country Club | CDP | 9,311 | 67.0% | 20.7% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 1.1% | 36.4% |
Dogtown | CDP | 2,407 | 91.4% | 7.1% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 32.4% |
Escalon | City | 7,106 | 90.8% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 21.4% |
Farmington | CDP | 299 | 75.9% | 14.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
French Camp | CDP | 4,702 | 70.8% | 15.8% | 2.2% | 10.1% | 1.1% | 55.4% |
Garden Acres | CDP | 10,516 | 60.5% | 32.6% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 68.0% |
Kennedy | CDP | 3,756 | 61.1% | 28.8% | 0.8% | 9.2% | 0.1% | 81.2% |
Lathrop | City | 17,488 | 51.4% | 16.2% | 24.4% | 5.8% | 2.1% | 44.7% |
Lincoln Village | CDP | 4,363 | 64.6% | 23.2% | 8.2% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 30.5% |
Linden | CDP | 1,874 | 94.1% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 17.6% |
Lockeford | CDP | 3,241 | 94.0% | 5.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 31.1% |
Lodi | City | 62,354 | 79.1% | 11.7% | 6.5% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 33.8% |
Manteca | City | 66,081 | 75.5% | 13.2% | 6.5% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 37.4% |
Morada | CDP | 4,481 | 66.3% | 18.4% | 12.2% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 16.1% |
Mountain House | CDP | 8,895 | 37.2% | 13.0% | 32.3% | 13.6% | 3.8% | 17.8% |
Peters | CDP | 697 | 83.8% | 16.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 39.3% |
Ripon | City | 14,021 | 86.7% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 20.7% |
Stockton | City | 289,926 | 45.6% | 19.1% | 21.8% | 12.0% | 1.6% | 40.0% |
Taft Mosswood | CDP | 1,406 | 30.4% | 30.4% | 16.1% | 21.4% | 1.6% | 65.0% |
Terminous | CDP | 367 | 93.7% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Thornton | CDP | 783 | 73.1% | 24.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 67.4% |
Tracy | City | 81,115 | 53.9% | 22.5% | 16.0% | 6.3% | 1.4% | 38.0% |
Victor | CDP | 244 | 93.4% | 6.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.7% |
Waterloo | CDP | 227 | 81.5% | 18.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.0% |
Woodbridge | CDP | 4,153 | 77.4% | 16.5% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 23.3% |
Places by population and income | |||||
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Place | Type | Population | Per capita income | Median household income | Median family income |
Acampo | CDP | 387 | $25,012 | $121,455 | $121,455 |
August | CDP | 8,017 | $12,109 | $30,231 | $32,769 |
Collierville | CDP | 1,891 | $26,183 | $52,083 | $66,250 |
Country Club | CDP | 9,311 | $23,248 | $49,716 | $54,493 |
Dogtown | CDP | 2,407 | $27,074 | $67,083 | $80,750 |
Escalon | City | 7,106 | $26,092 | $61,855 | $80,921 |
Farmington | CDP | 299 | $25,878 | $33,833 | $44,861 |
French Camp | CDP | 4,702 | $11,630 | $41,993 | $48,531 |
Garden Acres | CDP | 10,516 | $13,553 | $42,043 | $46,176 |
Kennedy | CDP | 3,756 | $11,450 | $32,917 | $38,723 |
Lathrop | City | 17,488 | $20,506 | $64,732 | $65,256 |
Lincoln Village | CDP | 4,363 | $26,777 | $57,359 | $62,463 |
Linden | CDP | 1,874 | $32,553 | $79,500 | $78,125 |
Lockeford | CDP | 3,241 | $19,916 | $40,946 | $51,968 |
Lodi | City | 62,354 | $25,011 | $49,318 | $58,710 |
Manteca | City | 66,081 | $23,823 | $60,963 | $66,933 |
Morada | CDP | 4,481 | $40,146 | $68,516 | $85,351 |
Mountain House | CDP | 8,895 | $30,915 | $95,977 | $103,271 |
Peters | CDP | 697 | $30,941 | $71,964 | $78,261 |
Ripon | City | 14,021 | $31,588 | $75,934 | $83,279 |
Stockton | City | 289,926 | $20,082 | $47,365 | $51,684 |
Taft Mosswood | CDP | 1,406 | $11,430 | $31,597 | $32,361 |
Terminous | CDP | 367 | $44,594 | $57,500 | $51,000 |
Thornton | CDP | 783 | $15,438 | $46,250 | $50,060 |
Tracy | City | 81,115 | $26,846 | $76,739 | $83,073 |
Victor | CDP | 244 | $24,507 | $36,667 | $81,667 |
Waterloo | CDP | 227 | $29,955 | $29,926 | $91,518 |
Woodbridge | CDP | 4,153 | $35,400 | $65,867 | $87,614 |
2010 Census
The 2010 United States Census reported that San Joaquin County had a population of 685,306. The racial makeup of San Joaquin County was 349,287 (51.0%) White, 51,744 (7.6%) African American, 7,196 (1.1%) Native American, 98,472 (14.4%) Asian, 3,758 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 131,054 (19.1%) from other races, and 43,795 (6.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 266,341 persons (38.9%). The Filipino American population was 46,447, just under half (47%) of all Asian Americans in San Joaquin County, and as of 1990 have been the largest population of Asian Americans in the county.
Population reported at 2010 United States Census | |||||||||
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Population |
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American |
American |
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Islander |
races |
more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
San Joaquin County | 685,306 | 349,287 | 51,744 | 7,196 | 98,472 | 3,758 | 131,054 | 43,795 | 266,341 |
cities |
Population |
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American |
American |
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Islander |
races |
more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
Escalon | 7,132 | 5,823 | 30 | 80 | 96 | 22 | 823 | 258 | 1,928 |
Lathrop | 18,023 | 7,410 | 1,300 | 231 | 3,968 | 144 | 3,735 | 1,235 | 7,674 |
Lodi | 62,134 | 42,662 | 517 | 560 | 4,293 | 105 | 11,164 | 2,833 | 22,613 |
Manteca | 67,096 | 41,840 | 2,869 | 735 | 4,780 | 384 | 11,648 | 4,840 | 25,317 |
Ripon | 14,297 | 11,392 | 221 | 125 | 599 | 36 | 1,208 | 716 | 3,177 |
Stockton | 291,707 | 108,044 | 35,548 | 3,086 | 62,716 | 1,822 | 60,332 | 20,159 | 117,590 |
Tracy | 82,922 | 43,724 | 5,953 | 715 | 12,229 | 747 | 13,173 | 6,381 | 30,557 |
places |
Population |
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American |
American |
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Islander |
races |
more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
Acampo | 341 | 169 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 136 | 24 | 199 |
August | 8,390 | 3,914 | 224 | 183 | 358 | 20 | 3,110 | 581 | 5,897 |
Collierville | 1,934 | 1,552 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 1 | 229 | 68 | 518 |
Country Club | 9,379 | 5,744 | 472 | 159 | 628 | 42 | 1,537 | 797 | 3,790 |
Dogtown | 2,506 | 2,040 | 15 | 23 | 57 | 2 | 253 | 116 | 638 |
Farmington | 207 | 164 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 42 |
French Camp | 3,376 | 1,678 | 410 | 31 | 163 | 11 | 920 | 163 | 1,748 |
Garden Acres | 10,648 | 5,244 | 233 | 172 | 358 | 40 | 3,908 | 693 | 7,338 |
Kennedy | 3,254 | 517 | 200 | 23 | 258 | 4 | 2,109 | 143 | 2,513 |
Lincoln Village | 4,381 | 2,971 | 154 | 58 | 269 | 13 | 536 | 380 | 1,422 |
Linden | 1,784 | 1,541 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 127 | 74 | 385 |
Lockeford | 3,233 | 2,526 | 10 | 22 | 64 | 13 | 413 | 185 | 956 |
Morada | 3,828 | 2,848 | 47 | 28 | 412 | 30 | 263 | 200 | 676 |
Mountain House | 9,675 | 3,467 | 903 | 45 | 3,830 | 71 | 663 | 696 | 1,637 |
Peters | 672 | 532 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 38 | 153 |
Taft Mosswood | 1,530 | 443 | 192 | 10 | 183 | 1 | 617 | 84 | 1,099 |
Terminous | 381 | 338 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 40 |
Thornton | 1,131 | 554 | 43 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 443 | 42 | 770 |
Victor | 293 | 177 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 79 | 11 | 150 |
Waterloo | 572 | 450 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 77 | 18 | 152 |
Woodbridge | 3,984 | 2,997 | 15 | 46 | 201 | 7 | 582 | 136 | 1,234 |
unincorporated areas |
Population |
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American |
American |
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Islander |
races |
more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
All others not CDPs (combined) | 70,496 | 48,526 | 2,352 | 795 | 2,815 | 232 | 12,878 | 2,898 | 26,128 |
2000
As of the census of 2000, there were 563,598 people, 181,629 households, and 134,768 families residing in the county. The population density was 403 people per square mile (156/km2). There were 189,160 housing units at an average density of 135 per square mile (52/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 58.1% White, 6.7% Black or African American, 1.1% Native American, 11.4% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 16.3% from other races, and 6.1% from two or more races. 30.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 9.3% were of German, 5.3% Irish and 5.0% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 66.4% spoke English, 21.3% Spanish, 2.2% Tagalog, 1.8% Mon-Khmer or Cambodian, 1.1% Vietnamese and 1.1% Hmong as their first language.
There were 181,629 households, out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,282, and the median income for a family was $46,919. Males had a median income of $39,246 versus $27,507 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,365. About 13.5% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
Metropolitan Statistical Area
The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated San Joaquin County as the Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The United States Census Bureau ranked the Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as the 76th most populous metropolitan statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.
The Office of Management and Budget has further designated the Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as a component of the more extensive San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area, the 5th most populous combined statistical area and primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.
Transportation
Major highways
- Interstate 5
- Interstate 205
- Interstate 580
- State Route 4
- State Route 12
- State Route 26
- State Route 33
- State Route 88
- State Route 99
- State Route 120
- State Route 132
Public transportation
San Joaquin Regional Transit District provides city bus service within Stockton. RTD also runs intercity routes throughout the county, and subscription commuter routes to Livermore, Pleasanton, Sacramento, and Santa Clara County.
The cities of Lodi, Escalon, Manteca, Tracy and Ripon operate their own bus systems.
Train and bus service
Greyhound buses and Amtrak trains both stop in Stockton. Amtrak's Oakland-Stockton-Fresno-Bakersfield San Joaquins trains stop at the San Joaquin Street Station. This is the former Santa Fe Railroad station in Stockton. Amtrak's Sacramento-Stockton-Fresno- Bakersfield "San Joaquin" trains stop at the Robert J. Cabral Station which is also used by Altamont Corridor Express trains to San Jose which originate in Stockton. This is the former Southern Pacific Railroad station in Stockton. RTD Hopper is a public bus service operated by San Joaquin Regional Transit connecting Stockton to Ripon, Manteca, Tracy, Lodi, and Lathrop.
Airports
Stockton Metropolitan Airport features passenger service to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Diego, and Phoenix, AZ, along with cargo service and general aviation. Other general aviation airports in the county include Lodi Airport, Tracy Municipal Airport, and New Jerusalem Airport.
Port
The Port of Stockton is a major inland deepwater port in Stockton, California, located on the San Joaquin River before it joins the Sacramento River to empty into Suisun Bay, eighty miles (130 km) inland. The port sits on about 4,200 acres (17 km2), and occupies an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.
Communities
Cities
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of San Joaquin County.
† county seat
Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2010 Census) |
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1 | † Stockton | City | 291,707 |
2 | Tracy | City | 82,922 |
3 | Manteca | City | 67,096 |
4 | Lodi | City | 62,134 |
5 | Lathrop | City | 18,023 |
6 | Ripon | City | 14,297 |
7 | Garden Acres | CDP | 10,468 |
8 | Mountain House | CDP | 9,675 |
9 | Country Club | CDP | 9,379 |
10 | August | CDP | 8,390 |
11 | Escalon | City | 7,132 |
12 | Lincoln Village | CDP | 4,381 |
13 | Woodbridge | CDP | 3,984 |
14 | Morada | CDP | 3,828 |
15 | French Camp | CDP | 3,376 |
16 | Kennedy | CDP | 3,254 |
17 | Lockeford | CDP | 3,233 |
18 | Dogtown | CDP | 2,506 |
19 | Collierviile | CDP | 1,934 |
20 | Linden | CDP | 1,784 |
21 | Taft Mosswood | CDP | 1,530 |
22 | Thornton | CDP | 1,131 |
23 | Peters | CDP | 672 |
24 | Waterloo | CDP | 572 |
25 | Terminous | CDP | 381 |
26 | Acampo | CDP | 341 |
27 | Victor | CDP | 293 |
28 | Farmington | CDP | 207 |
Economy
Agriculture
As of 2018, the gross value of agricultural production in the county was $2.6 billion. The top product was almonds, followed by grapes, milk, and walnuts.
San Joaquin County is home to one of the largest walnut processing facilities in the world, DeRuosi Nut. Another large company, Pacific State Bancorp (PSBC), was based here but was closed by the California Department of Financial Institutions on August 20, 2010.
Business and industry
San Joaquin County is home to several large manufacturing, general services, and agricultural companies, including Archer Daniels Midland, Blue Shield of California, Dart Container, Holz Rubber Company, Kubota Tractors, Lodi Iron Works, Miller Packing Company, Pacific Coast Producers, Tiger Lines, Valley Industries, and Woodbridge-Robert Mondavi.[23]
As of 2019, about 260,000 people were employed in the county, with nearly 200,000 employed in private industry and about 44,500 employed in government.
As of 2013, the goods movement industry is also an important part of the local economy, with an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy and the Port of Stockton.
Education
San Joaquin County is home to 14 public school districts and numerous private schools.
District Name | Enrollment | Lang Arts Performance | Math Performance |
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Escalon Unified | 3,140 | 49.4% | 46.0% |
Lincoln Unified | 8,712 | 50.9% | 51.3% |
Linden Unified | 2,758 | 44.4% | 45.9% |
Lodi Unified | 31,266 | 38.0% | 43.1% |
Manteca Unified | 23,643 | 42.7% | 42.4% |
Ripon Unified | 3,014 | 58.3% | 60.3% |
Stockton Unified | 38,617 | 29.1% | 38.2% |
Tracy Unified | 17,375 | 44.3% | 41.2% |
Averages for all Districts | 45.5% | 48.5% |
On June 8, 2010, Lammersville Unified School District was approved in Mountain House.
The San Joaquin Delta Community College District is composed of San Joaquin Delta College located in Stockton and covers San Joaquin County as well as Rio Vista in Solano County, Galt in Sacramento County, and a large portion of Calaveras County.
A private university, the University of the Pacific, has its main campus in Stockton.
See also
In Spanish: Condado de San Joaquín para niños