Kings County, California Demographics

Kings County is 38th out of 3,143 other counties in People per household

Kings County is 5th in California out of 58 other counties in People per household

Kings County is 7th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Kings County is 8th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Kings County is 9th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Kings County is 13th in California out of 58 other counties in Income below poverty line

Kings County is 13th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Kings County is 17th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Size Demographics
	Kings County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	151,364	33rd	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,389.4	34th	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	110.1	28th	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Kings County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	8.3%	7th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.7%	13th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.5%	58th	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Kings County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	70.7%	52nd	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.5%	56th	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Kings County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	81.4%	39th	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	7.5%	9th	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.0%	17th	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	4.3%	29th	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3%	32nd	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.5%	29th	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	52.0%	8th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	34.7%	49th	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Kings County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	44.1%	57th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	21.1%	25th	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Kings County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	44,170	36th	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.5%	29th	30.8%	25.9%
Households	40,716	36th	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	54.6%	52nd	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$208,100	50th	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	3.3	5th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	272	26th	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	Kings County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$18,296	56th	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$48,838	38th	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.3%	13th	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Kings County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,599	38th	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	22,896	36th	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	6,194	37th	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,035,901	38th	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,017	49th	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$360,069	28th	$80,852,787	$613,795,732