Home Garden

Population: 1,903
Median household income: $52,823
Median home value: $162,900

Home Garden, a community in Kings County, California, has 1,903 residents. The median household income of $52,823 is below the Kings County median ($68,750).

Between 2019 and 2023, Home Garden's population grew 25.1% from 1,521 to 1,903, while its median home value rose 42.8% from $114,100 to $162,900.

The median resident is 27.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,903
Median age: 27.9 yrs
Median household income: $52,823
Median home value: $162,900
Median gross rent: $1,154
Housing units: 469
Homeownership rate: 61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.1%
Unemployment rate: 12.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5211,903

Median household income

$37,313$52,823

Median home value

$114,100$162,900

Median gross rent

$1,002$1,154

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,521	$37,313	$114,100	$1,002
2020	1,590	$35,197	$143,100	$1,041
2021	1,577	$39,219	$139,100	$1,088
2022	1,511	$42,258	$159,800	$1,112
2023	1,903	$52,823	$162,900	$1,154

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1725.9%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 646.1%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	176	9.2%
5 to 17	492	25.9%
18 to 24	211	11.1%
25 to 34	304	16.0%
35 to 44	272	14.3%
45 to 54	156	8.2%
55 to 64	117	6.1%
65 to 74	124	6.5%
75 and over	51	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	120	6.3%
Black or African American	186	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.4%
Asian	24	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	139	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,426	74.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.8%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree1.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	315	30.8%
High school graduate	412	40.2%
Some college or associate's	276	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	13	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	494	81.0%
Carpooled	66	10.8%
Public transit	2	0.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	3.3%
Other means	28	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	231	39.2%
15 to 29 min	283	48.0%
30 to 44 min	25	4.2%
45 to 59 min	22	3.7%
60+ min	29	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 4.16
Poverty rate: 18.3% (348 of 1,897)

	Count	Share
Family households	316	69.0%
Nonfamily households	142	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	458	97.7%
Vacant	11	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	281	61.4%
Renter-occupied	177	38.6%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	375	80.0%
1-unit, attached	8	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81	17.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0634281
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.3028, -119.6371