Stockton is located at 37 degrees 58 minutes north latitude and 121 degrees 18 minutes west longitude.

According to the United States Statistical Bureau, the city has a total area of 144.9 km2 (56.0 mi2). Of these, 141.7 km² (54.7 mi²) is land and 3.2 km² (1.2 mi2) is water area. The water area accounts for 2.22% of the total area.

According to the 2000 census, the city has a population of 243,771, 78,556 households and 56,167 families. The population density is 1,720.4/km² (4,455.7/mi2). There are 82,042 houses at the average density of 579.0/km2 (1,499.6/mi2). The racial composition of the city is 43.26% white, 11.25% African American, 1.12% Indigenous, 19.90% Asia, 0.40% Pacific Islands, 17.31% other races, and 6.76% mixed blood. 32.50% of the population here is Hispanic or Latino.

Of the 78,556 households, 40.8% of them live with children under 18 years of age, while 48.1% live with couples. 17.3% are single householders and 28.5% are unmarried. At 22.9%, there are one or more single residents living there, and at 8.6%, they are over 65 years old and single. The average number of households is 3.04, and for married households, 3.59.

In this city, 32.4% of the population is under 18 years of age, 11.0% of the population is over 24 years of age, 27.4% of the population is over 25 years of age and 44 years of age, 18.9% of the population is over 45 years of age and 64 years of age, and 10.2% of the population is over 65 years of age. The median age is 30 years old. Every 100 women has 95.0 men. For every 100 women aged 18 and over, 91.0 men are.

The average income for each household in the city is US$35,453, and the average income for each family is US$40,434. Men earn 35,181 US dollars, while women earn 26,602 US dollars. per capita income of the city is US$15,405. 23.9% of the population and 18.9% of the family are below the poverty line. Of the total population, 32.8% under 18 years of age and 11.9% over 65 live below the poverty line.

Stockton is the home of several higher education facilities. They include San Joaquin Delta Community College, Humphrey's College and School of Law, and Pacific University (w: University of the Pacific UOP).

On June 28, 2012, Stockton applied for the application of Chapter 9 of the Federal Insolvency Act. Although Stockton was a bedtown in San Francisco, it is said that the city's finances had been sluggish for many years due to the sharp fall in the real estate price, and it was the largest American municipality that had failed in its financial situation (however, it was surpassed by the financial collapse of Detroit in July 2013).

• Nick Diaz - Fighter
• Nate Diaz - Fighter
• Maxine Hong Kingston - Author
• Daniel Goleman - Psychologist
• Alex Spanos - Business Billionaire
• Janet Lee - Actress
• Benjamin Holt - Inventor
• Dave Bluebeck-Jazz musicians
• Warren Atherton - Legislative/Presidential Advisor
• James H. Budd - Governor of California (1895 - 1899)
• Amos Alonzo Stagg - Football Coach
• George Shima - Farmer
• Chris Isaac - Singer/Actor
• Payment - Famous Indie Rock Band
• Grant-Lee Phillips - Singer/Lyricist; Lockband Grant Lee Buffalo Member
• Darrin Atkins - Writers and Novelists
• Leonard Gardner - Author of the famous boxing book "Fat City"

Stockton has six international sister cities

• Iroiro, Philippines
• Empalme, Mexico
• Shizuoka City, Japan
• Batambang, Cambodia
• Parma, Italy
• Foshan, China

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1. ^ American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau, http://factfinder.census.gov 31-January 2008. 
2. ^ June 28, 2012 CITY OF STOCKTON NEWS RELEASE - CITY OF STOCKTON FILES FOR CHAPTER 9 BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION[1] June 29, 2012
3. ^ Reuters [2] Read June 29, 2012