San Joaquin County, sometime in the next 26 months, is likely to surpass San Francisco County in population.
San Francisco — which is California’s only combined county-city government — had a population of 808,590 residents at the start of 2024. As such, it is the 13th largest among California’s 58 counties in terms of population.
San Joaquin County had 800,965 residents on Jan. 1.
San Francisco’s population peaked at 881,500 in 2019. San Joaquin County was at 761,571 that year.
That means San Joaquin County overall has gained 75,617 residents during the last five years as of Jan. 1 while San Francisco dropped by 75,617 residents.
Manteca and Lathrop are both expected to add to the overall population this year a combined 4,000 plus — roughly what they did in 2023 — to the overall county population.
Currently behind San Joaquin in 15th place is San Mateo County with 726,353 residents.
Stanislaus County is 16th with a population of 551,430.
San Joaquin has a solid chance by decade’s end of possibly becoming the 12th largest county.
That spot is currently held by Ventura County with 829,590 residents.
Quick facts about the county
*San Joaquin County’s median income is now $82,837 with the median property value at $550,000.
*Six out of every 10 residents are between the ages 19 and 64 while 25.9 percent are 18 and younger and 13.8 percent are 65 and older.
*Nearly 40.2 million square feet of new industrial space was constructed between 2018 and 2024. Another 3.8 million square feet of additional space is currently under construction.
*There are 10 Amazon facilities in San Joaquin County, consisting of approximately 9.7 million combined square feet providing between 14,000 and 16,000 local jobs.
*3,700 trauma victims were served at San Joaquin General Hospital in 2023.
*1,882 babies delivered at San Joaquin General Hospital last year.
*2,400 tons of illegally dumped debris removed from throughout the county by county crews.
*31 traffic signals with hydrogen-powered backup systems were upgraded, extending operating time during power outages from hours to days.
*10,800 free COVID testing kits, KN-95 masks, and disinfectants dispensed through multiple Countywide public health vending machines during 2023.
*Voter wait-times reduced to one minute and reporting of election results reduced from 23 days to 8 days.
*10,049 individuals served by the Women, Infants & Children Program (WIC) last year.
*283 public water systems and 30 State water systems regulated by the Environmental Health Department.
*354 lead-poisoned children served by the Childhood Lead Poison Prevention Program
*3,772 veteran benefits claims processed; 4,434 visits from veterans and family members fielded at the Veterans Services Office.
To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com
