Kings County, CA

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2023 Population
152,830
0.207% 1-year growth
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
32.3
0.623% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
16.8%
3.45% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$68,750
0.306% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$305,700
8.64% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
53,156
0.455% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Kings County, CA had a population of 153k people with a median age of 32.3 and a median household income of $68,750. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Kings County, CA grew from 152,515 to 152,830, a 0.207% increase and its median household income grew from $68,540 to $68,750, a 0.306% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kings County, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (28.8%), Other (Hispanic) (21.4%), White (Hispanic) (17.3%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (16%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.98%).

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.

87.9% 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 2023, the median property value in Kings County, CA was $305,700, and the homeownership rate was 54.8%.

Most people in Kings County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Kings County, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kings County, CA is home to a population of 153k people, from which 87.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 19.8% of Kings County, CA residents were born outside of the country (30.2k people).

In 2023, there were 1.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44k people) in Kings County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 32.8k Other (Hispanic) and 26.4k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.9%
2023 Citizenship
88.9%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 87.9% of Kings County, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Kings County, CA was 88.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kings County, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    44k ± 333
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    32.8k ± 2.2k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    26.4k ± 2.39k
57.5%
Hispanic Population
87.9k people

In 2023, there were 1.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44k people) in Kings County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 32.8k Other (Hispanic) and 26.4k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

57.5% of the people in Kings County, CA are hispanic (87.9k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

19.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
30.2k people
18.7%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
28.5k people

As of 2023, 19.8% of Kings County, CA residents (30.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kings County, CA was 18.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,334 ± 458
  2. Vietnam
    1,607 ± 256
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,227 ± 277

Kings County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kings County, CA employs 53.2k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Kings County, CA were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (8,116 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,368 people), and Retail Trade (5,578 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,970), Utilities ($83,220), and Public Administration ($67,468).

Employment

Occupations

53.2k
2023 Value
± 2,109
0.455%
1 Year growth
± 5.53%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kings County, CA grew at a rate of 0.455%, from 52.9k employees to 53.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kings County, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (5,423 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,323 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,205 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kings County, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

53.2k
2023 Value
± 2,109
0.455%
1 Year growth
± 5.53%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kings County, CA grew at a rate of 0.455%, from 52.9k employees to 53.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kings County, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (8,116 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,368 people), and Retail Trade (5,578 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,843
Median earning men ± $1,983
$33,380
Median earning women ± $2,281

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($87,440), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,240), and Wholesale Trade ($63,571).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($63,295), Public Administration ($53,324), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,292).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 108
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 105
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. 103
    Retail Trade

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

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $299k
    Manufacturing
  2. $284k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $166k
    Retail Trade

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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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
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 California1
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.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

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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%), followed by 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.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    230 degrees awarded
  2. General Health Services
    110 degrees awarded
  3. 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.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Lemoore College
    1,268 degrees awarded
  2. Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology
    68 degrees awarded
  3. 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.

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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.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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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.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 2.25% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.39% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (6.79M), Some college (6.7M), and Bachelors Degree (6.45M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kings County, CA was $305,700 in 2023, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $281,400 to $305,700, a 8.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Kings County, CA is 54.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Kings County, CA have an average commute time of 22.8 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.

Median household income in Kings County, CA is $68,750. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Kings County, CA was Census Tract 7.01, Kings County, CA with a value of $93,322, followed by Census Tract 6.02, Kings County, CA and Census Tract 4.02, Kings County, CA, with respective values of $92,972 and $91,573.

In 2024, 20.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kings County, CA. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 3.21%.

Housing

Property

$305,700
Median Property Value 2023
±$8,567
$23,976
Median Property Taxes
±$1,201

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.

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Rent vs Own

54.8%
Homeownership
2023
71.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 54.8% of the housing units in Kings County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.9%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 7.01, Kings County, CA
  2. Census Tract 6.02, Kings County, CA
  3. Census Tract 4.02, Kings County, CA

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Kings County, CA was Census Tract 7.01, Kings County, CA with a value of $93,322, followed by Census Tract 6.02, Kings County, CA and Census Tract 4.02, Kings County, CA, with respective values of $92,972 and $91,573.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Kings County, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$68,750
Median Household Income
± $2,976
43.7k
Number of Households
± 1,737

In 2023, the median household income of the 43.7k households in Kings County, CA grew to $68,750 from the previous year's value of $68,540.

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.

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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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (77.7%)
  2. Carpooled (13.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.79%)

In 2023, 77.7% of workers in Kings County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who worked at home (4.79%).

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.

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Commute Time

22.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kings County, CA have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.29% of the workforce in Kings County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 20.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kings County, CA. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 3.21%.

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Poverty & Diversity

16.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kings County, CA (23.4k out of 140k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2024, 21.3% of the children was living in poverty in Kings County, CA. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 6.6%.

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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.

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Health

92.1% of the population of Kings County, CA has health coverage, with 36.6% on employee plans, 32.1% on Medicaid, 7.15% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 5.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kings County, CA see 2,692 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.24% increase from the previous year (2,633 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1577 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 424 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 2.24% increase from the previous year (2,633 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.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.8% under 18 years, 23.2% between 18 and 34 years, 33.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.6% 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.

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Uninsured People

7.9%
Uninsured
36.6%
Employer Coverage
32.1%
Medicaid
7.15%
Medicare
10.4%
Non-Group
5.84%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kings County, CA grew by 6.27% from 7.43% to 7.9%.

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.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 45.4 in Kings County, CA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, 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 35.1% in Kings County, CA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 7.62% in Kings County, CA.

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