Editing Kings County, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 9871
|1910= 16230
|1920= 22031
|1930= 25385
|1940= 35168
|1950= 46768
|1960= 49954
|1970= 64610
|1980= 73738
|1990= 101469
|2000= 129461
|2010= 152982
|2020= 152486
|estyear=2024
|estimate=154913
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 9, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 26, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=September 26, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=September 26, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Kings County, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Kings County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US06031&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kings County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06031&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kings County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06031&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|53,817
|53,879
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44,361
|41.57%
|35.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29.09%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|10,418
|10,314
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,300
|8.05%
|6.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.44%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,304
|1,297
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,690
|1.01%
|0.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,884
|5,339
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,511
|3.00%
|3.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.61%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|192
|228
|style='background: #ffffe6; |331
|0.15%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|229
|803
|style='background: #ffffe6; |713
|0.18%
|0.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3,156
|3,256
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,973
|2.44%
|2.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.26%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|56,461
|77,866
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86,607
|43.61%
|50.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56.80%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''129,461'''
|'''152,982'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''152,486'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

=== 2011 ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="6" | Population, race, and income
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| colspan="2" | 152,335
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 109,704
| 72.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 10,988
| 7.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 1,927
| 1.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 5,751
| 3.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 353
| 0.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 17,832
| 11.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 5,780
| 3.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| 76,401
| 50.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | $18,296
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | $48,838
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | $51,932
|}

==== Places by population, race, and income ====

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="9" | Places by population and race
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Black or African<br />American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/>
|-
| [[Armona, California|Armona]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,419 || 74.1% || 11.9% || 4.6% || 8.9% || 0.6% || 58.6%
|-
| [[Avenal, California|Avenal]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 15,705 || 73.1% || 23.1% || 0.3% || 3.1% || 0.4% || 86.4%
|-
| [[Corcoran, California|Corcoran]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 25,113 || 59.8% || 23.8% || 2.0% || 12.2% || 2.3% || 63.0%
|-
| [[Grangeville, California|Grangeville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 464 || 95.7% || 4.3% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 19.0%
|-
| [[Hanford, California|Hanford]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 53,159 || 76.2% || 11.9% || 4.6% || 6.7% || 0.6% || 44.3%
|-
| [[Hardwick, California|Hardwick]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 107 || 33.6% || 64.5% || 1.9% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 64.5%
|-
| [[Home Garden, California|Home Garden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,726 || 59.4% || 18.3% || 0.9% || 16.7% || 4.7% || 59.1%
|-
| [[Kettleman City, California|Kettleman City]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,207 || 80.9% || 14.5% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 4.6% || 100.0%
|-
| [[Lemoore, California|Lemoore]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 24,217 || 68.2% || 14.4% || 6.5% || 8.7% || 2.3% || 36.2%
|-
| [[Lemoore Station, California|Lemoore Station]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 7,129 || 69.2% || 11.1% || 9.9% || 9.5% || 0.3% || 17.2%
|-
| [[Stratford, California|Stratford]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,436 || 68.7% || 30.6% || 0.0% || 0.7% || 0.0% || 91.9%
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="6" | Places by population and income
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB"/>
! Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
|-
| [[Armona, California|Armona]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,419 || $16,047 || $42,122 || $41,991
|-
| [[Avenal, California|Avenal]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 15,705 || $9,889 || $29,183 || $28,030
|-
| [[Corcoran, California|Corcoran]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 25,113 || $8,308 || $31,641 || $33,904
|-
| [[Grangeville, California|Grangeville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 464 || $27,003 || $46,979 || $52,989
|-
| [[Hanford, California|Hanford]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 53,159 || $22,383 || $54,421 || $61,532
|-
| [[Hardwick, California|Hardwick]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 107 || $11,256 || $19,167 || $19,306
|-
| [[Home Garden, California|Home Garden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,726 || $12,328 || $38,125 || $36,488
|-
| [[Kettleman City, California|Kettleman City]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,207 || $15,081 || $34,323 || $35,313
|-
| [[Lemoore, California|Lemoore]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 24,217 || $23,045 || $58,706 || $63,539
|-
| [[Lemoore Station, California|Lemoore Station]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 7,129 || $16,887 || $42,225 || $43,023
|-
| [[Stratford, California|Stratford]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,436 || $10,531 || $40,871 || $29,716
|}

===2010 Census===

The [[2010 United States Census]] reported that Kings County had a population of 152,982. The census included inmates of the three men's state prisons. According to the [[California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation]], there were 18,640 inmates in Kings County prisons on March 31, 2010, which was 12.2% of the population.<ref name="cdcr.ca.gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Reports_Research/Offender_Information_Services_Branch/Monthly/Monthly_Tpop1a_Archive.html|title=Monthly Total Population Report Archive|first=State of|last=California|website=Cdcr.ca.gov|access-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522022304/http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Reports_Research/Offender_Information_Services_Branch/Monthly/Monthly_Tpop1a_Archive.html|archive-date=May 22, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The inmate population had been reduced to 13,894 on December 31, 2013.<ref name="cdcr.ca.gov"/> The racial makeup of Kings County was 83,027 (54.3%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11,014 (7.2%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2,562 (1.7%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5,620 (3.7%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 271 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 42,996 (28.1%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7,492 (4.9%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 77,866 persons (50.9%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

The U.S. Census does not identify how many residents are undocumented immigrants. However, the [[Public Policy Institute of California]] issued a report in July 2011, which estimated there were 9,000 illegal immigrants living in Kings County in 2008, which would be 5.8% of the county's population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=986|title=Unauthorized Immigrants in California: Estimates for Counties - Public Policy Institute of California|website=Ppic.org|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref>

According to the California Board of State and Community Corrections, Kings County had the highest incarceration rate of California's 58 counties in 2014 at 1,384 per 100,000 population. Statewide, the rate was 567 per 100,000.<ref>''Hanford Sentinel'', March 28–29, 2015</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!colspan="10"|Population reported at [[2010 United States Census]]
|-
!The County ||Total<br />Population||[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]||[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]] || [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]] || [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] || [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]] || [[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]] || two or<br />more races ||[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)
|-
|''' Kings County'''
|align="right"|152,982||align="right"|83,027||align="right"|11,014||align="right"|2,562||align="right"|5,620||align="right"|271||align="right"|42,996||align="right"|7,492||align="right"|77,866
|-
![[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br />city]] ||Total<br />Population||[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] ||[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]] || [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]] || [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] || [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]] || [[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]] || two or<br />more races ||[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)
|-
|'''[[Avenal, California|Avenal]]'''
|align="right"|15,505||align="right"|6,044||align="right"|1,625||align="right"|186||align="right"|108||align="right"|6||align="right"|7,188||align="right"|348||align="right"|11,130
|-
|'''[[Corcoran, California|Corcoran]]'''
|align="right"|24,813||align="right"|8,940||align="right"|3,725||align="right"|349||align="right"|193||align="right"|17||align="right"|10,979||align="right"|610||align="right"|15,545
|-
|'''[[Hanford, California|Hanford]]'''
|align="right"|53,967||align="right"|33,713||align="right"|2,632||align="right"|712||align="right"|2,322||align="right"|53||align="right"|11,599||align="right"|2,936||align="right"|25,419
|-
|'''[[Lemoore, California|Lemoore]]'''
|align="right"|24,531||align="right"|13,925||align="right"|1,566||align="right"|333||align="right"|2,010||align="right"|102||align="right"|4,935||align="right"|1,660||align="right"|9,820
|-
![[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br />place]] ||Total<br />Population||[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] ||[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]] || [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]] || [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] || [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]] || [[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]] || two or<br />more races ||[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)
|-
|'''[[Armona, California|Armona]]'''
|align="right"|4,156||align="right"|2,058||align="right"|99||align="right"|64||align="right"|85||align="right"|13||align="right"|1,597||align="right"|240||align="right"|2,784
|-
|'''[[Grangeville, California|Grangeville]]'''
|align="right"|469||align="right"|393||align="right"|15||align="right"|5||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|41||align="right"|10||align="right"|145
|-
|'''[[Hardwick, California|Hardwick]]'''
|align="right"|138||align="right"|63||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|67||align="right"|3||align="right"|86
|-
|'''[[Home Garden, California|Home Garden]]'''
|align="right"|1,761||align="right"|652||align="right"|221||align="right"|63||align="right"|50||align="right"|8||align="right"|677||align="right"|90||align="right"|1,189
|-
|'''[[Kettleman City, California|Kettleman City]]'''
|align="right"|1,439||align="right"|478||align="right"|4||align="right"|8||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|887||align="right"|61||align="right"|1,383
|-
|'''[[Lemoore Station, California|Lemoore Station]]'''
|align="right"|7,438||align="right"|4,883||align="right"|729||align="right"|70||align="right"|560||align="right"|53||align="right"|418||align="right"|725||align="right"|1,445
|-
|'''[[Stratford, California|Stratford]]'''
|align="right"|1,277||align="right"|574||align="right"|16||align="right"|17||align="right"|19||align="right"|1||align="right"|617||align="right"|33||align="right"|1,069
|-
!Other<br />[[unincorporated area]]s ||Total<br />Population||[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] ||[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]] || [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]] || [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] || [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]] || [[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]] || two or<br />more races ||[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)
|-
|All others not CDPs (combined)
|align="right"|17,488||align="right"|11,304||align="right"|377||align="right"|755||align="right"|267||align="right"|18||align="right"|3,991||align="right"|776||align="right"|7,851
|}

===2000===
As of the 2000 census, there were 129,461 people, 34,418 households, and 26,983 families residing in the county. However, the California Department of Finance estimates that the population had grown 154,434 as of January 1, 2008.<ref>California Department of Finance, Table E-2, California County Population Estimates and Percent Change, Revised July 1, 2000, through Provisional July 1, 2006</ref>  The [[population density]] based on the 2000 census was 36/km<sup>2</sup> (93/sq&nbsp;mi). There were 36,563 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 53.7% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 8.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 28.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.8% from two or more races. 43.6% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 7.1% were of [[Portuguese Americans|Portuguese]], 6.2% [[German Americans|German]], 5.3% [[Irish Americans|Irish]] and 5.1% [[American ancestry]] according to [[Census 2000]]. 63.6% spoke [[English language|English]], 30.9% [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 1.4% [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]], 1.4% [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and 1.3% [[Samoan language|Samoan]] as their first language.

There were 34,418 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.56.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years in 2000, which had increased to 31.1 by the time of the 2010 census.<ref name="Fresno Bee, May 15, 2011"/>  For every 100 females there were 134.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 148.8 males. The ratio may be attributed to the presence of three men's state prisons in the county.