Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lockeford is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 319th of 841 graded towns in California, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $100K. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $520K for a typical one and 5.6 times the Stockton metro’s $92K median household income. On hazard risk, just 88 of California’s 1,064 towns do better. Lockeford’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in California’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Locke House and Barn and Locke's Meat Market.
Where Lockeford beats most towns.
Where Lockeford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Lockeford is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,852 in 1980, 3,333 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 6 maps from 1908 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lockeford is unincorporated, so San Joaquin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lockeford.
Lockeford carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding), has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Most working residents leave Lockeford for work: only 4% work in town. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Lockeford, below both California’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Lockeford’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Lockeford | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Lodi Unified school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockeford ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 541 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The median rent in Lockeford is $1,304 a month. The typical Lockeford home is worth about $520,000, about the same as a year ago, 32% below the California typical home. 77% of households own their home in Lockeford.
| Lockeford | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,304 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 94.1°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.2°.
Lockeford has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Lockeford | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 41°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,560 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lockeford’s, it is less healthy than 60%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Lockeford beats the California average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 74% of Lockeford adults had a checkup this year.
| Lockeford | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lockeford | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.7% | 17.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.5% | 14.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 91% of California towns, with expected losses of about $327 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lockeford. Close and well known come first.
34 mi State parkSutter's Fort
40 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
16 mi Stadium & arenaAdventist Health Arena
32 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
35 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
36 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a yearSutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adventist Health Arena: Christopher Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lockeford
About 2 of every 100 Lockeford residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
3 places in Lockeford on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Lockeford is an unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Lockeford as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 3,521 at the 2020 census, up from 3,233 at the 2010 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lockeford grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #319 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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