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Kings County, CA

152,981 Population
1,391 square miles 110 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$26,321 ±$1,887 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $46,661 ±$225
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$64,368 ±$5,844 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $91,551 ±$471
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

18.8% ±5% (26,210  ±7,005) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12.2% 4,670,324 (±0.2% / ±66,972)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

20.9 minutes ±1.3 (1,180,735  ±101,994) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 28.3 436,695,300 (±0.1 / ±2,279,997)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

43,646 ±1,078 Number of households
  • California: 13,550,586 ±19,485
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
3.2 ±0.1 (139,375  ±372) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,154,104 (±41 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

6.4% ±2.8% (2,217  ±965) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.8% 453,850 (±0.1% / ±13,512)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

47,255 ±116 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,627,041 ±997
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$299,400 ±$20,375 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $715,900 ±$2,271
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13.9% ±3% (21,071  ±4,544.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 11.1% 4,293,993 (±0.2% / ±58,514.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

78.2% ±4.9% (74,653  ±4,799.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,751,090 (±0.3% / ±80,766.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
15.9% ±2.2% (15,220  ±2,063.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 37% 9,935,941 (±0.2% / ±52,591.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

17% ±61,646.4% (25,969  ±3,110) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 26.7% † 10,428,025 (±380.3% / ±57,193)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

7.8% ±1.8% (8,085  ±1,870) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in California: 4.3% 1,292,737 (±0.1% / ±18,307)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
8,085 Total veterans ±1,870 5,475 Male ±1,257 2,610 Female ±1,479

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