2022 population: 152,981 ( 1 from 2010 , 493 from 2020)
Land area: 1391.0 square miles
Population density: 110.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	44,729	29.24%	17.0%
Black:	9,557	6.25%	7.3%
Indian:	1,354	0.89%	4.4%
Asian:	6,167	4.03%	10.8%
2+ races:	3,533	2.31%	8.5%
Hispanic:	87,641	57.29%	12.6%

Total non-White:	108,252	70.76%	9.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,937	16.2
Deaths:	2,679	8.8
Net Migration:	-1,914	-6.3
Net Immigration:	107	0.4

Change in White population:	-9,150	-6.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,149	6.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
152,982
53,879	35.22%
10,314	6.74%
1,297	0.85%
5,567	3.64%
3,256	2.13%
77,866	50.90%
99,103	64.78%

2000
129,461
53,817	41.57%
10,418	8.05%
1,304	1.01%
4,076	3.15%
3,156	2.44%
56,461	43.61%
75,644	58.43%

1990
101,469
54,742	53.95%
7,855	7.74%
1,243	1.23%
3,737	3.68%
n/a
33,892	33.40%
46,727	46.05%

1980
73,738
47,240	64.06%
3,554	4.82%
607	0.82%
2,226	3.02%
n/a
19,856	26.93%
26,498	35.94%

1970
64,610
43,823	67.83%
2,495	3.86%
266	0.41%
884	1.37%
n/a
16,336	25.28%
20,787	32.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
23,111	17.9
7,167	5.5
511	0.4
3,511	2.7

62	0.0
23,459	18.1

Number	Rate
1990's
22,199	21.9
6,763	6.7
1,892	1.9
5,625	5.5

-925	-0.9
28,917	28.5

Number	Rate
1980's
18,843	25.6
5,715	7.8
15,930	21.6
n/a

7,502	10.2
20,229	27.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,495	-5.4
n/a

3,417	5.3
5,711	8.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Kings County, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.1
41,048	26.8%
111,933	73.2%
15,971	10.4%

43,594
3.20

33,660	77.2%
22,400	66.5%
4,028	12.0%
9,934	22.8%

2010
Number	Percent
31.1
42,548	27.8%
110,434	72.2%
12,030	7.9%

41,233
3.19

31,939	77.5%
22,292	69.8%
4,064	12.7%
9,294	22.5%

2000
Number	Percent
30.3
37,320	28.8%
92,141	71.2%
9,689	7.5%

34,429
3.18

27,147	78.8%
20,392	75.1%
3,239	11.9%
7,282	21.2%

1990
Number	Percent
28.5
30,801	30.4%
70,668	69.6%
7,812	7.7%

29,104
3.07

23,086	79.3%
18,147	78.6%
2,720	11.8%
6,018	20.7%

1980
Number	Percent
26.4
24,435	33.1%
49,303	66.9%
6,311	8.6%

23,418
3.04

18,761	80.1%
15,888	84.7%
1,687	9.0%
4,657	19.9%

2022 Housing Data for Kings County, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,298	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,005	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,605	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,463	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,792	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,493	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,877	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,985	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,156	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,137	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,948	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,388	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,662	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,665	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,534	8.1%
$200,000 or more	2,586	5.9%

Median Household Income	68,540
Per Capita Income	26,193

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	74
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,990	6.9%
Public Assistance	2,627	6.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,895	18.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	22,036	49.1%
Unemployed	2,029	4.5%
In Armed Forces	4,629	10.3%

Total Labor Force	28,694	63.9%
Not in Labor Force	16,178	36.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,027	11,692	64.3%
Non-Profit	1,197	2,316	34.1%
Self-Employed	2,584	1,182	68.6%

Local Government	2,114	3,546	37.3%
State Government	1,943	2,402	44.7%
Federal Government	2,057	782	72.5%

Total Private + Self	23,611	12,874	64.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,311	9,046	44.7%
Total	30,922	21,920	58.5%

Pct. Govt.	24.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,943	9.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,134	17.3%
Professional, Technical	8,520	16.1%
Service Occupations	10,982	20.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5,732	10.8%
All others	19,336	36.5%

White Collar		42.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8,176	15.5%
Health care and social assistance	6,536	12.4%
Public administration	6,323	11.9%
Retail trade	5,475	10.3%
Manufacturing	4,661	8.8%
Educational services	4,310	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	3,401	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	2,505	4.7%
Other services	1,933	3.7%
Construction	1,872	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,733	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,691	3.2%
Wholesale trade	1,505	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	935	1.8%
Finance and insurance	661	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	415	0.8%
Information	403	0.8%
Utilities	251	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	98	0.2%
Management	31	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	80,013	52.46%
Puerto Rican	999	0.66%
Cuban	166	0.11%
Dominican	129	0.08%

Total Central American	1,278	0.84%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	248	0.16%
Honduran	444	0.29%
Nicaraguan	25	0.02%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	498	0.33%
Other Central American	63	0.04%

Total South American	258	0.17%
Argentinean	5	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	17	0.01%
Colombian	87	0.06%
Ecuadorian	71	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	78	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,779	1.82%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3,505	2.30%
Hmong	706	0.46%
Chinese	631	0.41%
Japanese	274	0.18%
Korean	182	0.12%
Vietnamese	179	0.12%
Laotian	116	0.08%
Indian	83	0.05%
Cambodian	68	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	83,631	59.2%
Spanish	51,436	36.4%
Tagalog	2,167	1.5%
Other Indo-European	1,408	1.0%
Other Asian	755	0.5%
Chinese	572	0.4%
German, other Germanic	315	0.2%
Other	308	0.2%
Arabic	280	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	6,555	4.3%
German	6,537	4.3%
Portuguese	6,380	4.2%
Irish	6,033	4.0%
Italian	2,964	1.9%
European	2,467	1.6%
American	1,692	1.1%
French	1,290	0.8%
Scottish	1,192	0.8%
Dutch	1,014	0.7%
Swedish	854	0.6%
Norwegian	701	0.5%
African	463	0.3%
Polish	411	0.3%
Danish	393	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	135,566	88.9%
Not a citizen	16,949	11.1%

Native	124,364	81.5%
Foreign-born	28,151	18.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12,591	13.2%	11,669	12.3%	25,683	27.0%	31,140	32.7%	9,541	10.0%	4,460	4.7%
Average years of education: 11.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12,591	13.2%
9-12 Years	11,669	12.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	25,683	27.0%
Some College	31,140	32.7%
Bach. Degree	9,541	10.0%
Grad Degree	4,460	4.7%
Average years of education: 11.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	37,558	33,351	4,207	11.2%	5.8%
1991	38,735	33,772	4,963	12.8%	7.8%
1992	40,602	34,392	6,210	15.3%	9.4%
1993	40,934	34,672	6,262	15.3%	9.5%
1994	40,969	35,091	5,878	14.3%	8.7%
1995	41,865	35,776	6,089	14.5%	7.9%
1996	42,881	37,159	5,722	13.3%	7.3%
1997	43,638	37,841	5,797	13.3%	6.4%
1998	43,259	37,251	6,008	13.9%	5.9%
1999	42,957	37,271	5,686	13.2%	5.3%

2000	49,156	44,299	4,857	9.9%	4.9%
2001	50,116	44,732	5,384	10.7%	5.5%
2002	51,735	45,630	6,105	11.8%	6.8%
2003	53,163	46,744	6,419	12.1%	6.9%
2004	53,157	47,300	5,857	11.0%	6.2%
2005	53,848	48,771	5,077	9.4%	5.4%
2006	55,081	50,439	4,642	8.4%	4.9%
2007	57,381	52,455	4,926	8.6%	5.3%
2008	58,767	52,527	6,240	10.6%	7.3%
2009	60,891	51,870	9,021	14.8%	11.5%

2010	59,562	49,730	9,832	16.5%	12.5%
2011	59,082	49,523	9,559	16.2%	11.9%
2012	58,733	49,849	8,884	15.1%	10.5%
2013	58,029	50,148	7,881	13.6%	9.0%
2014	57,361	50,447	6,914	12.1%	7.6%
2015	57,729	51,628	6,101	10.6%	6.3%
2016	57,161	51,446	5,715	10.0%	5.5%
2017	57,305	52,169	5,136	9.0%	4.8%
2018	57,507	52,958	4,549	7.9%	4.3%
2019	57,823	53,185	4,638	8.0%	4.2%

2020	56,416	49,883	6,533	11.6%	10.1%
2021	55,457	50,082	5,375	9.7%	7.3%
2022	56,448	52,499	3,949	7.0%	4.2%
2023	58,232	53,451	4,781	8.2%	4.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	46,500
Median Value	$281,400

Occupied	43,594	93.8%
Vacant	2,906	6.2%

Owned	23,924	54.9%
Rented	19,670	45.1%
Median Rent	$1,201

Single-Family Units	35,839	77.1%
Detached	33,667	72.4%
Attached	2,172	4.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,871	10.5%
Mobile Homes	1,979	4.3%

Kings County, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kings County, CA

2022 Housing Data for Kings County, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kings County, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kings County, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kings County, CA

Historical Labor Force Data for Kings County, CA