San Joaquin County has a well-balanced, diversified economy with a wide range of employment and housing opportunities. It is projected that San Joaquin County's annual population growth will average 1.9 percent between 2005 and 2030, twice as fast as California and the U.S., and reach the one million milestone by 2030. Expansion is projected in the retail, service, office and manufacturing sectors of the economy. It is the County's goal to provide a well-balanced, diversified economy with employment opportunities for all economic segments of the County. San Joaquin County is aggressively pro-business and is committed to growth while maintaining a desirable business and living environment as well as preserving natural resources.
(Source: Eberhardt School of Business Forecasting Center
POPULATION AND GROWTH OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
Population
Population
Population
Annualized
Growth
Projected
Population
City
2000
2007
2008
2010
San Joaquin County
563,598
679,687
685,660
2.8%
708,364
Escalon
5,963
7,041
7,131
4.3%
7,526
Lathrop
10,445
16,358
17,429
3.9%
17,886
Lodi
56,999
62,924
63,362
1.7%
65,028
Manteca
49,258
64,596
66,451
3.8%
84,362
Ripon
10,146
14,467
14,915
3.6%
13,717
Stockton
243,771
287,677
289,927
2.8%
298,267
Tracy
56,929
80,592
81,548
5.9%
85,845
Unincorporated
130,087
141,798
144,897
1.1%
222,852
(Source: 2000 U.S. Census of Population and Housing; 2007 & 2008 estimated figures from California Department of Finance; 2010 projected population and Annualized Growth from San Joaquin Council of Governments.)
COUNTY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Indicator
2000
2006
2007
Population
563,598
665,157
675,463
Taxable Sales ($000's)
5,978,760
8,642,312
8,464,526
Housing Unit Permits
5,323
3,440
2,138
New Commercial Permits ($000's)
138,409
178,696
252,935
New Industrial Permits ($000's)
65,748
36,898
112,741
Cash Farm Receipts ($000's)
1,348,629
1,749,113
2,005,793
(Source: Population from 2000 Census; 2006 & 2007 estimated figures from Department of Finance; 2000, 2006 and 2007 Taxable Sales estimate by HDL Companies, Diamond Bar, CA.; 2000, 2006 & 2007 Housing Unit Permits, New Commercial and New Industrial from Construction Industry Research Board, and Cash Farm Receipts from County Agricultural Commissioner's 2000, 2006 and 2007 Annual Crop Reports.)
CALIFORNIA
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
Ethnic Make-up
Escalon
Lathrop
Lodi
Manteca
Ripon
Stockton
Tracy
Caucasian
43.6%
76.5%
38.2%
63.5%
64.1%
77.3%
32.2%
54.0%
Latino/Hispanic
33.1%
18.1%
38.6%
27.1%
25.1%
18.2%
32.5%
27.7%
Asian/Other
13.5%
2.2%
13.2%
5.0%
3.7%
1.6%
19.6%
8.4%
African-American
6.7%
0.6%
4.4%
0.5%
2.7%
0.2%
10.8%
5.2%
Native American
0.6%
0.7%
0.6%
0.5%
0.7%
0.4%
0.5%
0.5%
Other (NEC*)
2.3%
2.2%
5.0%
3.8%
3.8%
2.2%
4.3%
4.2%
(Source: CA Dept of Finance, CA County Race/Ethnic Population Estimates and Components of Change by Year, July 1, 2000-2004, Sacramento, CA (3/06)
City of Stockton - U.S. Census Bureau 2004 American Community Survey. Other Cities: 2000 U.S. Census
* Not Elsewhere Classified
