Kings County, CA

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2024 Population

153,298

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

32.5

0.619% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

16%

4.72% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$70,995

3.27% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$324,300

6.08% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

53,560

0.76% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Kings County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.4% of the residents in Kings County, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kings County, CA are Lemoore College (1,268 degrees awarded in 2023), Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology (68 degrees), and San Joaquin Valley College-Hanford Classroom (62 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Kings County, CA was $324,300, and the homeownership rate was 54.2%.

Most people in Kings County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Kings County, CA was 2 cars per household.

Kings County, CA borders Fresno County, CA, Kern County, CA, Monterey County, CA, San Luis Obispo County, CA, and Tulare County, CA.

United States California Hanford-Corcoran, CA

Population & Diversity

Kings County, CA is home to a population of 153k people, from which 87.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.4% of Kings County, CA residents were born outside of the country (29.7k people).

In 2024, there were 1.25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (43k people) in Kings County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 34.4k Other (Hispanic) and 34.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.4%

2024 Citizenship

87.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.4% of Kings County, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kings County, CA was 87.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kings County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kings County, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
43k ± 312
Other (Hispanic)
34.4k ± 2.08k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
34.3k ± 2.32k

58.2%

Hispanic Population

89.2k people

58.2% of the people in Kings County, CA are hispanic (89.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kings County, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
Philippines
824,246 ± 22,054 people
China
687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

Foreign-Born Population

19.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

29.7k people

19.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

30.2k people

As of 2024, 19.4% of Kings County, CA residents (29.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kings County, CA was 19.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kings County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
3,370 ± 523
Vietnam
1,481 ± 219
Gulf War (1990s)
1,101 ± 260

Kings County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.28 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kings County, CA.

Economy

The economy of Kings County, CA employs 53.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kings County, CA were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (8,236 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,366 people), and Retail Trade (5,295 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($88,173), Utilities ($86,571), and Public Administration ($71,508).

Employment

Occupations

53.6k

2024 Value

± 1,957

0.76%

1 Year growth

± 5.35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kings County, CA grew at a rate of 0.76%, from 53.2k employees to 53.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kings County, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (5,221 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,132 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,238 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kings County, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

53.6k

2024 Value

± 1,957

0.76%

1 Year growth

± 5.35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kings County, CA grew at a rate of 0.76%, from 53.2k employees to 53.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kings County, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (8,236 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,366 people), and Retail Trade (5,295 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kings County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Kings County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,490

Median earning men ± $2,180

$33,978

Median earning women ± $1,829

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($85,259), Wholesale Trade ($71,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,077).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($65,750), Public Administration ($59,077), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,944).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

108
Other Services (except Public Administration)
105
Health Care and Social Assistance
103
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$299k
Manufacturing
$284k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$166k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Kings County, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Kings County, CA awarded 1,398 degrees. The student population of Kings County, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,532 male students and 2,662 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kings County, CA are Hispanic or Latino (968 and 69.2%), White (238 and 17%), Asian (84 and 6.01%), and Black or African American (39 and 2.79%).

The largest universities in Kings County, CA by number of degrees awarded are Lemoore College (1,268 and 90.7%), Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology (68 and 4.86%), and San Joaquin Valley College-Hanford Classroom (62 and 4.43%).

The most popular majors in Kings County, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (498 and 35.6%), Child Care Provider (163 and 11.7%), and General Health Services (110 and 7.87%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,194 students enrolled in Kings County, CA, 36.5% men and 63.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 2,888 records, of which 64.8% were women and 35.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
230 degrees awarded
General Health Services
110 degrees awarded
General Psychology
68 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Kings County, CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 230 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Kings County, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Lemoore College
1,268 degrees awarded
Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology
68 degrees awarded
San Joaquin Valley College-Hanford Classroom
62 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lemoore College with 1,268 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 388 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kings County, CA, which is 0.384 times less than the 1,010 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 968 degrees mean that there were 4.07 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 238 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,380) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($4) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,126) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kings County, CA was $324,300 in 2024, which is 0.975 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $305,700 to $324,300, a 6.08% increase. The homeownership rate in Kings County, CA is 54.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kings County, CA have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kings County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 20.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kings County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.28%.

Housing

Property

$324,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,846

$23,870

Median Property Taxes

±$1,199

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kings County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kings County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.2%

Homeownership

2024

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54.2% of the housing units in Kings County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kings County, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,995

Median Household Income

± $2,735

44.1k

Number of Households

± 1,787

In 2024, the median household income of the 44.1k households in Kings County, CA grew to $70,995 from the previous year's value of $68,750.

The following chart displays the households in Kings County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kings County, CA is from California.

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.1%)
Carpooled (13.5%)
Worked At Home (5.21%)

In 2024, 77.1% of workers in Kings County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.5%) and those who worked at home (5.21%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kings County, CA have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.18% of the workforce in Kings County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kings County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kings County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kings County, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 20.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kings County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.28%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kings County, CA (22.3k out of 140k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kings County, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 20.3% of the children was living in poverty in Kings County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 443 in Kings County, CA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 57.6 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92.7% of the population of Kings County, CA has health coverage, with 36% on employee plans, 33.2% on Medicaid, 6.7% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 5.65% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kings County, CA see 2,692 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,692 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1577 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 400 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,692 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kings County, CA

Primary care physicians in Kings County, CA see an average of 2,692 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,692 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kings County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.6% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 33.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.33%

Uninsured

36%

Employer Coverage

33.2%

Medicaid

6.7%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

5.65%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kings County, CA declined by 7.17% from 7.9% to 7.33%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kings County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 46 in Kings County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Kings County, CA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 31.9% in Kings County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Kings County, CA.