Kings County vs Madera County

A side-by-side comparison of Kings County and Madera County: population, income, housing, and more.

Kings County and Madera County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madera County has the higher population (158,790 vs 152,830 in Kings County). Madera County has the higher median household income ($75,496 vs $68,750 in Kings County). Madera County has the higher median home value ($367,700 vs $305,700 in Kings County).

Population, income & housing

	Kings County	Madera County
Population	152,830	158,790
Median age	32.3 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$75,496
Median home value	$305,700	$367,700
Median gross rent	$1,228	$1,307
Housing units	46,695	50,368
Homeownership rate	54.8%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kings County	Madera County
Population	150,691 → 152,830 (+1.4%)	155,433 → 158,790 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$57,848 → $68,750 (+18.8%)	$57,585 → $75,496 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$215,900 → $305,700 (+41.6%)	$251,200 → $367,700 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$990 → $1,228 (+24.0%)	$1,014 → $1,307 (+28.9%)

Kings County

Population

150,691152,830

Median household income

$57,848$68,750

Median home value

$215,900$305,700

Median gross rent

$990$1,228

Madera County

Population

155,433158,790

Median household income

$57,585$75,496

Median home value

$251,200$367,700

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,307

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kings County	Madera County
Under 5	7.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.8%	20.6%
18 to 24	10.4%	9.5%
25 to 34	16.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	9.4%	10.8%
65 to 74	6.4%	8.8%
75 and over	4.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kings County	Madera County
White (non-Hispanic)	28.8%	30.9%
Black or African American	6.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.5%
Asian	3.5%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	57.5%	60.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kings County	Madera County
No high school diploma	25.8%	27.0%
High school graduate	28.1%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kings County	Madera County
Drove alone	77.7%	72.6%
Carpooled	13.4%	11.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.8%	8.4%
Other means	1.5%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kings County	Madera County
1-unit, detached	71.0%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	4.1%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Kings County	Madera County
Poverty rate	16.8%	19.9%
Average household size	3.19	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1986	1988