Kings County, California

Kings County has a population of 153,298 and has grown 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $324,300, about 4.6 times the county's median household income of $70,995.

Home price
$324,300
Income
$70,995
Population
153,298
Unemployment
10.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$324,300county
Median gross rent$1,331county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198042.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented45.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,469county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,157county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,043county
Home insurance / yr$1,616(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living142.3(statewide)
Median household income$70,995county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate16.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.2%county
Unemployment rate10.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government21.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$60,146county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.75%county
Top state income tax13.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax13.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1318250county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station6.6 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths48.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher75.8%county
Public schools in the county62county
Public school enrollment28682county
Students per full-time teacher21.4county
Free lunch eligible74.0%county
Elementary schools31county
Middle schools10county
High schools15county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter20.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.3%county
Frequent mental distress19.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population153,298county
Land area in square miles1,391county
People per square mile of land110.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores43county
Convenience stores18county
Share living far from a food store24.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.1%county
Population change since 2020+1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age32.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over10.8%county
Share of households that are one person19.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States19.2%county
Second languages41.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents64county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in3,124county
Households that moved away3,411county
Average income of arriving households$50,360county
Average income of departing households$55,790county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year507county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings23.3%county
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature65.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation9.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.33 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F112 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days280 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 21county
Average first fall frostNov 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$181county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh36.0¢county
Household electricity use503 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.81(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity26.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas65.2%county
Homes heated by propane4.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband86.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk87.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk99.7county
Landslide risk57.7county
Hail risk66.0county
Earthquake risk97.0county
Tornado risk16.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk97.9county
Winter weather risk2.7county
Strong wind risk11.0county
Wildfire risk77.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Kings County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the California figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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