Kings County vs. Monterey County

	Kings County (CA)	Monterey County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	151,366	435,594
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.1%	4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	152,982	415,061
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	152,982	415,057
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.5%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.1%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.3%	13.6%
Female persons, percent	45.0%	49.1%
White alone, percent	81.0%	82.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.3%	3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.2%	2.6%
Asian alone, percent	4.5%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	3.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.0%	59.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.8%	29.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,518	17,403
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	18.1%	30.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	46,645	142,399
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	51.7%	51.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$202,800	$477,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,421	$2,185
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$427	$554
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$971	$1,401
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.7%	26.5%
Building permits, 2018	352	732
Households, 2014-2018	42,735	126,052
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.16	3.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.2%	87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	39.9%	55.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.9%	87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.2%	80.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.7%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.5%	24.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.7%	5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.0%	11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.2%	59.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.4%	53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	378,595	1,328,768
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	587,818	2,150,972
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,904,014	2,258,929
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	746,638	5,775,222
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,031,953	4,457,401
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,818	$10,445
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.9	22.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,865	$66,676
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,186	$28,836
Persons in poverty, percent	18.8%	13.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,643	8,754
Total employment, 2017	25,053	113,209
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,003,815	5,267,379
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.2%	5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,937	25,436
All firms, 2012	6,091	30,151
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,083	15,108
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,112	10,537
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,862	11,087
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,876	17,358
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	691	2,414
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,039	25,705
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	21.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	35.0%	32.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	110.1	126.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,389.42	3,280.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

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