Kings County, CA

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2023 Population

152,830

0.207% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAdam Schiff

Democratic Party

About

In 2023, Kings County, CA had a population of 153k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Kings County, CA grew from 152,515 to 152,830, a 0.207% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Kings County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Lemoore College (1,268 degrees awarded in 2023), Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology (68 degrees), and San Joaquin Valley College-Hanford Classroom (62 degrees).

Most people in Kings County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Kings County, CA was 2 cars per household.

Kings County, CA borders Fresno County, CA, Kern County, CA, Monterey County, CA, San Luis Obispo County, CA, and Tulare County, CA.

United States California Hanford-Corcoran, CA

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Kings County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
Philippines
824,230 ± 22,055 people
China
685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

Economy

The economy of Kings County, CA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Kings County, CA are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (8,116 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,368 people), and Retail Trade (5,578 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,970), Utilities ($83,220), and Public Administration ($67,468).

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Kings County, CA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kings County, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (5,423 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,323 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,205 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kings County, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kings County, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (8,116 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,368 people), and Retail Trade (5,578 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kings County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Kings County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$299k
Manufacturing
$284k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$166k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

N/AAdam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Kings County, CA are Hispanic or Latino (968 and 69.2%), followed by White (238 and 17%), Asian (84 and 6.01%), and Black or African American (39 and 2.79%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,194 students enrolled in Kings County, CA, 36.5% men and 63.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 2,888 records, of which 64.8% were women and 35.2% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Lemoore College
1,268 degrees awarded
Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology
68 degrees awarded
San Joaquin Valley College-Hanford Classroom
62 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lemoore College with 1,268 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 388 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kings County, CA, which is 0.384 times less than the 1,010 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 968 degrees mean that there were 4.07 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 238 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Kings County, CA have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kings County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Kings County, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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43.7k

Number of Households

± 1,737

In N/A, the median household income of the 43.7k households in Kings County, CA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Kings County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kings County, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.7%)
Carpooled (13.4%)
Worked At Home (4.79%)

In 2023, 77.7% of workers in Kings County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who worked at home (4.79%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kings County, CA have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.29% of the workforce in Kings County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kings County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kings County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kings County, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kings County, CA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kings County, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.1% of the population of Kings County, CA has health coverage, with 36.6% on employee plans, 32.1% on Medicaid, 7.15% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 5.84% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.9%

Uninsured

36.6%

Employer Coverage

32.1%

Medicaid

7.15%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

5.84%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kings County, CA grew by 6.27% from 7.43% to 7.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kings County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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