County profile
Kings County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#472 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 49% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
28,791
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,821
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
154,327
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
8.5%
Median HH income
$71.0k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
13.6%±1.0%
Poverty rate
16.0%±1.6%
Business applications
992 · 2025
Retail establishments
318
20.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Thresher Industries, Inc.Industrials$35.5k——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing26%
Health care22%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation20%
Professional services6%
Transportation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
154,327
residents · 2025 · +1.0% since 2020
Income per capita $47.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−5,279
International migration+1,742
Natural change+5,048
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.7B2019
$6.9B2020
$7.5B2021
$8.3B2022
$8.7B2023
$9.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$324.3k±$7.8k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$49/mo
Vacancy rate
6.2%±0.9%
Affordability
6.0× wages
Residential permits
$151.2M
507 units · 3.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 100Heat wave 98Earthquake 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6362016
6772017
7132018
7392019
7772020
8892021
10212022
10652023
11132024
11672025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -0% since 20215082021
4362022
7472023
7262024
5072025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.6 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
21.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
130.5 km
VANDENBURG AFB, CA
Nearest commercial airport
78.5 km
FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.8k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Kings?
Kings's economy produced $9.2B in 2024, growing 5.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.