Kings County vs Napa County

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

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

Kings County has the higher population (152,830 vs 136,070 in Napa County). Napa County has the higher median household income ($108,970 vs $68,750 in Kings County). Napa County has the higher median home value ($838,800 vs $305,700 in Kings County).

Population, income & housing

	Kings County	Napa County
Population	152,830	136,070
Median age	32.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$108,970
Median home value	$305,700	$838,800
Median gross rent	$1,228	$2,141
Housing units	46,695	55,601
Homeownership rate	54.8%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kings County	Napa County
Population	150,691 → 152,830 (+1.4%)	139,623 → 136,070 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$57,848 → $68,750 (+18.8%)	$88,596 → $108,970 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$215,900 → $305,700 (+41.6%)	$635,900 → $838,800 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$990 → $1,228 (+24.0%)	$1,700 → $2,141 (+25.9%)

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

Napa County

Population

139,623136,070

Median household income

$88,596$108,970

Median home value

$635,900$838,800

Median gross rent

$1,700$2,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kings County	Napa County
Under 5	7.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	10.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	16.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.4%	11.5%
75 and over	4.2%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kings County	Napa County
White (non-Hispanic)	28.8%	49.4%
Black or African American	6.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	3.5%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	57.5%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kings County	Napa County
No high school diploma	25.8%	15.3%
High school graduate	28.1%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kings County	Napa County
Drove alone	77.7%	71.3%
Carpooled	13.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.5%	1.2%
Walked	1.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.8%
Worked from home	4.8%	12.5%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kings County	Napa County
1-unit, detached	71.0%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	5.4%
20 or more units	4.1%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Kings County	Napa County
Poverty rate	16.8%	8.4%
Average household size	3.19	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1986	1976