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Kings County, CA

152,682 Population
1,391 square miles 109.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,327 ±$1,324 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$66,429 ±$6,657 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.1% ±3.6% (23,736  ±5,026) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.6 minutes ±1.5 (1,219,420  ±116,675) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

44,262 ±1,080 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.1 ±0.1 (138,515  ±867) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

7.8% ±2.9% (2,583  ±964) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

47,430 ±276 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$348,800 ±$17,563 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.7% ±2.6% (20,588  ±3,872.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

74.9% ±4.9% (72,436  ±4,770.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
10.4% ±1.8% (10,102  ±1,722.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

21.1% (32,209  ±3,401) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.4% ±1.3% (6,852  ±1,377) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,852 Total veterans ±1,377 6,192 Male ±1,198 660 Female ±382

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