Editing Lathrop, California (section)

===Economic potential===

The City of Lathrop has a seven-mile (11&nbsp;km) radius population of 105,893 with an average household income of $63,072.

Lathrop is centered between the Stockton and Tracy submarkets – both  within a {{convert|20|mi|km|0|adj=on}} radius.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Lathrop :: About Lathrop |url=http://www.ci.lathrop.ca.us/about/ |website=www.ci.lathrop.ca.us |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lathrop, CA Real Estate Housing Market & Trends {{!}} Coldwell Banker |url=https://www.coldwellbanker.com/for-sale-homes/Lathrop-CA-4909c/view_local-market-trends |website=www.coldwellbanker.com |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref>

In April 2014, electric car maker Tesla announced that it would be opening a [[List of Tesla factories|warehouse in Lathrop]], in a {{convert|430,000|sqft|m2|adj=on|abbr=on}} building that was once a Chrysler distribution center. The company also operates a factory assembling [[Tesla Megapack]] [[lithium-ion battery]] containers in the former J.C. Penney distribution center,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Jeremy |title=Meet Tesla's Megafactory - Capable of Producing 10,000 Megapacks Each Year {{!}} Torque News |url=https://www.torquenews.com/14335/meet-teslas-megafactory-capable-producing-10000-megapacks-each-year |website=www.torquenews.com |language=en |date=February 6, 2023}}</ref> and has become Lathrop’s largest employer.<ref name=acfr2022/>