Kings County vs. Kern County

	Kings County (CA)	Kern County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	151,366	896,764
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.1%	6.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	152,982	839,619
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	152,982	839,631
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.5%	7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.1%	28.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.3%	11.0%
Female persons, percent	45.0%	48.7%
White alone, percent	81.0%	82.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.3%	6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.2%	2.6%
Asian alone, percent	4.5%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.0%	54.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.8%	33.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,518	36,855
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	18.1%	20.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	46,645	300,377
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	51.7%	58.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$202,800	$205,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,421	$1,490
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$427	$437
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$971	$956
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.7%	18.5%
Building permits, 2018	352	2,452
Households, 2014-2018	42,735	267,913
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.16	3.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.2%	85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	39.9%	44.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.9%	85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.2%	76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.7%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.5%	16.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.7%	8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.0%	8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.2%	58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.4%	52.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	378,595	1,092,151
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	587,818	3,675,000
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,904,014	6,890,714
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	746,638	6,987,888
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,031,953	8,640,550
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,818	$10,092
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.9	23.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,865	$52,479
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,186	$22,553
Persons in poverty, percent	18.8%	20.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,643	12,924
Total employment, 2017	25,053	189,762
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,003,815	8,548,327
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.2%	-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,937	47,788
All firms, 2012	6,091	51,393
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,083	25,177
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,112	20,004
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,862	26,610
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,876	23,006
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	691	3,770
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,039	45,383
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	2.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	24.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	35.0%	31.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	110.1	103.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,389.42	8,131.92

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kings county (CA) and Kern county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.