Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Stockton is worth considering.
Being a small city, Stockton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Stockton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.42% of adults 25 and older in Stockton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stockton in 2022 was $27,928, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,712 for a family of four. However, Stockton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Stockton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stockton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stockton include English, German, Irish, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Stockton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
