HousingPermits

Metro area in California · part of the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA combined area

Stockton-Lodi, CA

The Stockton-Lodi metro area authorized 2,522 new housing units in 2025. Single-family houses made up 94% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the second-highest share among the 55 metro areas of 500,000 to 999,999 residents. Permits fell 33% between 2024 and 2025, the third-steepest decline among the 55 metro areas of 500,000 to 999,999 residents.

02,0004,0006,0008,0002004: 6,724 units (6,229 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 457 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 5,869 units (5,684 single-family, 63 in 2–4 unit, 122 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 3,652 units (3,461 single-family, 59 in 2–4 unit, 132 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,426 units (2,201 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 205 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 819 units (765 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 42 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 792 units (792 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 813 units (801 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 933 units (781 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 152 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,006 units (1,006 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,134 units (1,062 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 70 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,265 units (1,245 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 20 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,431 units (1,708 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 699 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,998 units (1,862 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 132 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,779 units (2,107 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 652 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 3,280 units (2,920 single-family, 94 in 2–4 unit, 266 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 3,499 units (2,628 single-family, 45 in 2–4 unit, 826 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 3,914 units (3,086 single-family, 25 in 2–4 unit, 803 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 4,389 units (3,718 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 667 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 3,485 units (3,205 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 256 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 2,170 units (2,167 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 3,779 units (3,773 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,522 units (2,520 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252004 high · 6,7242009 low · 79202,5005,0007,5002004: 6,724 units (6,229 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 457 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 5,869 units (5,684 single-family, 63 in 2–4 unit, 122 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 3,652 units (3,461 single-family, 59 in 2–4 unit, 132 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,426 units (2,201 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 205 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 819 units (765 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 42 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 792 units (792 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 813 units (801 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 933 units (781 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 152 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,006 units (1,006 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,134 units (1,062 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 70 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,265 units (1,245 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 20 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,431 units (1,708 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 699 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,998 units (1,862 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 132 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,779 units (2,107 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 652 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 3,280 units (2,920 single-family, 94 in 2–4 unit, 266 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 3,499 units (2,628 single-family, 45 in 2–4 unit, 826 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 3,914 units (3,086 single-family, 25 in 2–4 unit, 803 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 4,389 units (3,718 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 667 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 3,485 units (3,205 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 256 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 2,170 units (2,167 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 3,779 units (3,773 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,522 units (2,520 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252004 high · 6,724

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Its population grew 5.5% between 2020 and 2025, the third-fastest growth among the 48 metro areas based in the Pacific states.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Florence, SC (5.6% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2019 (826), single-family houses in 2004 (6,229).

2021–202594.1%94%0.2%5.6%2004–200694.6%95%1.0%4.4%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202594.1%94%0.2%5.6%2004–200694.6%95%1.0%4.4%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Stockton authorized the most units in 2004 (6,724); 2025 reached 38% of that. Its peak year is shared by 98 other metro areas, among them Worcester, Deltona, McAllen. Annual permits fell from 6,724 during the mid-2000s boom to 792 in 2009, a drop of 88%. The nearest bust profile in the Pacific states was Napa's (88%). The 2021–2025 pace of 3,269 units a year is 40% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2015.

The wider San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland region

The Census Bureau groups Stockton with 7 neighboring metro areas in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 22,449 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Stockton accounted for 15%. The others, with their yearly averages: San Francisco (9,196), San Jose (5,974), Vallejo (1,256), Modesto (880), Merced (691), Napa (688) and 1 more.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 8 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Manteca, with 4,306 units or 26% of the total, followed by Lathrop with 4,035.

  • Manteca26% (4,306 units)
  • Lathrop25% (4,035 units)
  • Stockton16% (2,699 units)
  • Tracy14% (2,346 units)
  • San Joaquin County (unincorporated)10% (1,712 units)
  • Lodi7.2% (1,182 units)
  • Ripon0.3% (53 units)
  • Escalon0.1% (12 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Relative to population

With 823,815 residents in July 2025, Stockton authorized 4.1 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, close to the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Santa Rosa (4.1) and Chambersburg (4.0).

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Boise City, ID9,43812.324%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA1,6091.760%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH1,9862.530%
Stockton-Lodi, CA2,5224.15.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC3,8304.936%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Stockton beside Dayton

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: California. Counting rules.