Stockton, CA and diversity. (San Diego, San Francisco: agriculture, to move, area)

[17271]

I have a question. How come a big city in California like Stockton doesn't have much racial diversity? Why is Stockton almost Mexicans only? I can go to Sacramento, Modesto, San Deigo, San Francisco, L.A., etc, and they are diverse. But not Stockton. Why is this? Is Stockton a special historical area or something? I'm interested to know the answer. Thanks.

[DMenscha]

It's looks pretty diverse to me.

//www.city-data.com/city/Stockton-California.html

[jschek]

Originally Posted by 17271

I have a question. How come a big city in California like Stockton doesn't have much racial diversity? Why is Stockton almost Mexicans only? I can go to Sacramento, Modesto, San Deigo, San Francisco, L.A., etc, and they are diverse. But not Stockton. Why is this? Is Stockton a special historical area or something? I'm interested to know the answer. Thanks.

Well, Stockton like Modesto and Sacramento have roots in agriculture and industry. These blue-collar industries tend to be where immigrants start their journey toward the American Dream. From there, as a "group", they tend to move into the service industry and finally into the "professional" categories. Nearly all immigrant groups have followed this rough pattern as they integrate into American society.

The difference is that LA, SF, SD, and Sacramento have been able to diversify their economies and have much larger population bases. This tends to support a different mix of social-economic classes. Since the social-economic lines loosely follow ethnic-racial lines, what you're observing isn't too surprising.

I think Stockton is still struggling to shift its economy away from its industrial/agricultural roots.

[scaredofstockton]

It's a big city in the valley. It's as diverse as it gets!

[City Boy]

What do you mean by lack of diversity? Stockton is more "Diverse" than San Francisco & San Diego.