County profile
San Joaquin County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#127 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$46.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
232,910
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
13,638
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
823,815
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.2%
Median HH income
$92.2k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
22.7%±0.6%
Poverty rate
12.4%±0.7%
Business applications
9,681 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,658
20.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Farmers & Merchants BancorpFinancial Services———21867 Western Financial CorporationFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Transportation28%
Health care19%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation14%
Manufacturing11%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
823,815
residents · 2025 · +5.5% since 2020
Income per capita $63.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+5,869
International migration+21,824
Natural change+15,793
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$32.7B2019
$33.3B2020
$38.1B2021
$40.9B2022
$42.9B2023
$46.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$530.7k±$6.6k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$23/mo
Vacancy rate
5.7%±0.4%
Affordability
8.9× wages
Residential permits
$1.0B
2,522 units · 3.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 100Earthquake 99Heat wave 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7342016
7992017
8652018
9022019
9332020
11012021
12702022
12522023
13052024
12932025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -43% since 20214,3892021
3,4852022
2,1702023
3,7792024
2,5222025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.2 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
0.0 km
UP
Nearest port
3.5 km
COLBERG EDISON WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
5.4 km
STOCKTON METRO
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):4,037,335 short tons/yr · Stockton, CA
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.8k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of San Joaquin?
San Joaquin's economy produced $46.5B in 2024, growing 8.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is transportation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.