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Kings County is a vibrant community of 136,100 people of all ages, interests and occupations. Kings County offers a productive and abundant workforce at competitive wage rates. |
| City Profiles | Demographics | Major Employers | Transportation | Utilities | Wage Survey | Work Force |
| GEOGRAPHY AND WEATHER | SOURCE: Kings County |
| GEOGRAPHY | WEATHER | |||
| LAND AREA Total Farmland Acres Total Harvested Crop Acreage |
1,391 SQ. MI. 749,100 761,004 |
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AVERAGE TEMP AVERAGE HIGH TEMP AVERAGE LOW TEMP |
57.0 DEGREES 63.0 DEGREES 51.0 DEGREES |
| REGION OF THE COUNTRY | PACIFIC WEST | ANNUAL RAINFALL | 9.51 INCHES | |
| EARTHQUAKE INDEX | 0.4 | ANNUAL SNOWFALL | 00 INCHES | |
| MILES OF MAINTAINED ROADS | Avg. Length of Growing Season | 257 days | ||
| TOTAL | 1,396.0 | Avg.Date of Last Spring | March 3 | |
| NATIONAL HWYS | 1.2 | Avg. Date of First Fall Frost | November 18 | |
| STATE HWYS | 156.7 | SUNNY CLEAR DAYS | 196 | |
| COUNTY ROADS | 956 | PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS | 74 | |
| CITY STREET | 328 | CLOUDY DAYS | 95 | |
| MEDIAN HOME SALE PRICE | SOURCE: Empire Real Estate Group, Inc., Fresno *CS Real Estate *Kings County Board of Realtors **U. S. Census Bureau |
| YEAR | PRICE | PRICE | PRICE | ||
| 1990 | $89,000 | California | $524, 020 | Kings County | $160,838 |
| 1995 | $106,000 | Tuscan | $199,000 | Seattle | $321,100 |
| 1997 | $111,500 | Las Vegas | $291,000 | Los Angeles | $474,700 |
| 2002 | $121,956 | San Diego | $584,100 | ||
| 2003 | $160,838 | San Francisco | $689,200 | Portland | $243,100 |
| 2004 | $158,445 | Reno | $227,500 | ||
| 2005 | $163,040 |
| 1990-2003 ANNUALIZED GROWTH RATE 53.8% VACANT UNITS 2.6% National $197,600 |
| POPULATION ESTIMATE | SOURCE: CA. Dept. of Finance - Demographics Unit www.dof.ca.gov |
| CITY | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| AVENAL | 13,100 | 15,200 | 14,850 | 15,350 | 16,200 | 16,349 |
| CORCORAN | 21,550 | 20,750 | 21,150 | 21,150 | 22,150 | 23,448 |
| HANFORD | 41,000 | 42,650 | 43,600 | 44,350 | 46,300 | 49,048 |
| LEMOORE | 18,800 | 20,200 | 20,650 | 21,000 | 21,900 | 23,338 |
| UNICORP | 36,750 | 32,550 | 32,900 | 34,300 | 34,850 | 35,496 |
| KINGS COUNTY | 131,200 | 131,300 | 133,600 | 136,100 | 141,400 | 147,729 |
| SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN KINGS COUNTY | SOURCE: Kings County Office of Education www.kingscoe.org |
| TYPE (PUBLIC & PRIVATE) | NUMBER | |
| UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS | 2 | |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS | 10 | |
| HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS | 2 | |
| PRIVATE SCHOOLS | 6 | |
| RACE-ETHNICITY POPULATION ESTIMATES (2004) | SOURCE: California Department of Finance |
| PERCENTAGE | ||
| WHITE | 41.38% | |
| BLACK | 7.95% | |
| ASIAN or PACIFIC ISLANDER | 2.82% | |
| HISPANIC | 45.52% | |
| NATIVE AMERICAN/AMERICAN INDIAN | .94% | |
| BIRTHS AND DEATHS | SOURCE: Kings County Health Dept. |
| YEAR | BIRTHS | DEATHS |
| 1998 | 2,550 | 646 |
| 1999 | 2,549 | 646 |
| 2000 | 2,583 | 607 |
| 2001 | 2,467 | 614 |
| 2002 | 2,462 | 652 |
| 2003 | 2,230 | 749 |
| 2004 | 2,394 | 677 |
| 2005 | 2,344 | 607 |
| MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS AND LICENSED DRIVERS | SOURCE: Ca. State DMV |
| YEAR | REGISTRATIONS | LICENSED DRIVERS |
| 1998 | 75,437 | 58,200 |
| 1999 | 78,220 | 58,990 |
| 2000 | 81,154 | 59,768 |
| 2001 | 84,725 | 61,155 |
| 2002 | 89,725 | 62,885 |
| 2003 | 90,803 | 63,898 |
| 2004 | 97,665 | 64,752 |
| 2005 | 99,644 | 65,640 |
| BUILDING PERMITS | SOURCE: Kings County Planning Dept |
| RESIDENTIAL | COMMERCIAL | |||
| YEAR | NUMBER | VALUATION | NUMBER | VALUATION |
| 2001 | 524 | 22,025,466.00 | 57 | 5,574,647.00 |
| 2002 | 785 | 68,966,856.00 | 89 | 15,554,690.00 |
| 2003 | 1096 | 99,724,621.00 | 110 | 21,186,112.00 |
| 2004 | 1750 | 116,975,479 | 167 | 26,405,052 |
| MEDIAN AGE AND AGE DISTRIBUTION | SOURCE: Census 2000 www.census.gov |
| MEDIAN AGE | AGE DISTRIBUTION | |||
| MEDIAN AGE (1990) | 27.1 | 0-4 YEARS | 9.3% | |
| MEDIAN AGE (2000) | 28.4 | 5-19 YEARS | 21.1% | |
| PROJECTED MEDIAN AGE (2005) | 28.6 | 18-64 YEARS | 62.0% | |
| 65 & OVER | 7.7% | |||
| TAXABLE SALES | SOURCE: CA State Board of Equalization www.census.gov |
| YEAR | RETAIL OUTLETS | TOTAL: ALL OUTLETS |
| 1999 | $564,992,000.00 | $800,312,000.00 |
| 2000 | $622,269,000.00 | $887,936,000.00 |
| 2001 | $654,957,000.00 | $933,676,000.00 |
| 2002 | $694,661,000.00 | $994,649,000.00 |
| 2003 | $713,811,000.00 | $1,030,367,000.00 |
| 2004 | $810,440,000.00 | $1,089,349,000.00 |
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