Hanford

Population: 59,389
Median household income: $73,544
Median home value: $323,600

Hanford, a community in Kings County, California, has 59,389 residents. At $73,544, its median household income sits above Kings County's $68,750.

From 2019 to 2023, Hanford's population grew 5.2% from 56,475 to 59,389, while its median home value rose 46.2% from $221,300 to $323,600.

Owners occupy 62.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,389
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $73,544
Median home value: $323,600
Median gross rent: $1,196
Housing units: 19,912
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,47559,389

Median household income

$62,413$73,544

Median home value

$221,300$323,600

Median gross rent

$992$1,196

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,475	$62,413	$221,300	$992
2020	57,339	$65,974	$231,600	$1,026
2021	57,359	$68,316	$249,800	$1,064
2022	57,920	$73,819	$294,100	$1,194
2023	59,389	$73,544	$323,600	$1,196

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,330	7.3%
5 to 17	12,699	21.4%
18 to 24	5,707	9.6%
25 to 34	8,558	14.4%
35 to 44	8,501	14.3%
45 to 54	6,369	10.7%
55 to 64	5,614	9.5%
65 to 74	4,374	7.4%
75 and over	3,237	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,841	35.1%
Black or African American	3,204	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	258	0.4%
Asian	2,096	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	49	0.1%
Some other race	64	0.1%
Two or more races	2,439	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30,438	51.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,999	19.1%
High school graduate	9,424	25.7%
Some college or associate's	13,720	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,531	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,979	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,125	76.4%
Carpooled	3,231	13.6%
Public transit	120	0.5%
Walked	413	1.7%
Bicycle	75	0.3%
Worked from home	1,482	6.2%
Other means	274	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,251	37.1%
15 to 29 min	6,712	30.2%
30 to 44 min	4,330	19.5%
45 to 59 min	1,803	8.1%
60+ min	1,142	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.08
Poverty rate: 14.9% (8,743 of 58,833)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,920	73.2%
Nonfamily households	5,096	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,016	95.5%
Vacant	896	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,808	62.1%
Renter-occupied	7,208	37.9%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,792	74.3%
1-unit, attached	359	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2,190	11.0%
5 to 19 units	1,205	6.1%
20 or more units	778	3.9%
Mobile home & other	588	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0631960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.3277, -119.6546