Kings County, California

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 152,830
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $305,700

Kings County, California counts 152,830 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $68,750 runs below the California figure of $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kings County's population grew 1.4% from 150,691 to 152,830, while its median household income rose 18.8% from $57,848 to $68,750.

16.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.19 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 152,830
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $305,700
Median gross rent: $1,228
Housing units: 46,695
Homeownership rate: 54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

150,691152,830

Median household income

$57,848$68,750

Median home value

$215,900$305,700

Median gross rent

$990$1,228

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	150,691	$57,848	$215,900	$990
2020	151,090	$61,556	$227,400	$1,030
2021	151,887	$63,267	$243,300	$1,098
2022	152,515	$68,540	$281,400	$1,201
2023	152,830	$68,750	$305,700	$1,228

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,068	7.2%
5 to 17	30,306	19.8%
18 to 24	15,911	10.4%
25 to 34	25,463	16.7%
35 to 44	22,664	14.8%
45 to 54	16,782	11.0%
55 to 64	14,415	9.4%
65 to 74	9,751	6.4%
75 and over	6,470	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	43,991	28.8%
Black or African American	9,143	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,107	0.7%
Asian	5,338	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	295	0.2%
Some other race	264	0.2%
Two or more races	4,832	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87,860	57.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.8%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24,617	25.8%
High school graduate	26,837	28.1%
Some college or associate's	30,792	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	8,991	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,308	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	44,585	77.7%
Carpooled	7,669	13.4%
Public transit	270	0.5%
Walked	1,070	1.9%
Bicycle	214	0.4%
Worked from home	2,748	4.8%
Other means	850	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19,422	35.5%
15 to 29 min	17,543	32.1%
30 to 44 min	10,773	19.7%
45 to 59 min	4,192	7.7%
60+ min	2,728	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.19
Poverty rate: 16.8% (23,427 of 139,672)

	Count	Share
Family households	33,440	76.5%
Nonfamily households	10,296	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	43,736	93.7%
Vacant	2,959	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23,976	54.8%
Renter-occupied	19,760	45.2%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	33,172	71.0%
1-unit, attached	2,247	4.8%
2 to 4 units	4,230	9.1%
5 to 19 units	3,030	6.5%
20 or more units	1,910	4.1%
Mobile home & other	2,106	4.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 06031
State: California
Land area: 1,391 sq mi
Water area: 1.22 sq mi
Center point: 36.0725, -119.8155