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Explore Stockton, California and the surrounding area. Below you can find community information, including vital statistics, information on local schools as well as resources for finding real estate for sale and homes for sale in Stockton.
Stockton is a city in California and the seat of San Joaquin County (the 5th largest agricultural county in the United States). According to 2005 estimates by the California Department of Finance, Stockton has a population of 289,800 and is the 13th largest city in California. Stockton is also the fourth largest inland city in California, behind Sacramento, Fresno, and Bakersfield. According to the California State Department of Finance January 6, 2006 estimate, 668,265 people live in the Stockton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,453, and the median income for a family was $40,434. Males had a median income of $35,181 versus $26,602 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,405. About 18.9% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.8% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
Industry
Although historically an agriculturally based community, Stockton's economy has diversified into all sectors of industry. Several top-tier companies have chosen to base their operations in Stockton, some of which include:
- Bank of Stockton
- Diamond of California
- Dorfman Pacific Hats
- Duraflame, Inc. - firelogs and charcoal
- Pac-West Telecommunications
- Pacific State Bank
- Stagi & Scriven - jumbo sunflower seeds, now owned by Klein Brothers
- Sunshine Cement, Inc.
- TeleTech Communications, Inc. - business process outsourcing
- Zacky Farms Chicken - owned by Foster Farms Chicken
Primary and secondary schools
Most areas in Stockton are zoned to schools in the Stockton Unified School District.
Some areas are within other school districts, including:
- Lodi Unified School District
- Lincoln Unified School District
- Manteca Unified School District
Private schools in the area include:
- Annunciation Elementary School (Catholic)
- Carden Elementary School (Methodist)
- St. Mary's High School (Catholic)
- St. Luke's Elementary School (Catholic)
Also located in Stockton are San Joaquin Delta College and Humphreys College and School of Law.
Stockton used to be the site of a California State Hospital, the oldest in the state system, founded only a few years after statehood. Stockton State Hospital was closed in 1996 and has since been converted into the Stockton branch campus of California State University, Stanislaus.
Humphry's College is a prominent business and law school based in Stockon. National University, Heald, and University of Pheonix all have campuses in Stockton as well.
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