People QuickFacts San Joaquin County California Population, 2012 estimate 702,612 38,041,430 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 685,308 37,253,956 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.5% 2.1% Population, 2010 685,306 37,253,956 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.8% 6.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 28.9% 24.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 10.6% 11.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.1% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 68.7% 74.0% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 8.2% 6.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.0% 1.7% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 15.5% 13.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.7% 0.5% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 4.9% 3.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 39.4% 38.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 35.4% 39.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.2% 84.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 23.1% 27.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 39.0% 43.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 76.6% 80.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 17.6% 30.2% Veterans, 2007-2011 37,658 1,997,566 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 29.4 27.0  Housing units, 2011 234,777 13,720,462 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 60.7% 56.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 18.5% 30.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $264,600 $421,600 Households, 2007-2011 212,902 12,433,172 Persons per household, 2007-2011 3.11 2.91 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $22,857 $29,634 Median household income, 2007-2011 $53,764 $61,632 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 16.7% 14.4%     Business QuickFacts San Joaquin County California Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 10,697 849,316 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 159,882 12,698,427 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -0.5% 1.3% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 33,178 2,814,409  Total number of firms, 2007 41,137 3,425,510 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.7% 4.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.2% 14.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 17.4% 16.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.0% 30.3%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 8,272,476 491,372,092 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 9,001,313 598,456,486 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 7,109,680 455,032,270 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,687 $12,561 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 745,809 80,852,787 Building permits, 2012 1,006 58,549     Geography QuickFacts San Joaquin County California Land area in square miles, 2010 1,391.32 155,779.22 Persons per square mile, 2010 492.6 239.1 FIPS Code 077 06 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Stockton, CA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts