Kings County, California
54 public bodies govern here, 19 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 2 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 153,298
- Median household income
- $70,995
- ±2,735
- Unemployed
- 10.8%
- 6,487 of 60,047 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.8%
- 38,218 of 44,052 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Kings | 153,443 (2021) | 1400 W Lacey Blvd, Hanford | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 49
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corcoran Cemetery Dist | Cemeteries | Po Box 805, Corcoran | — |
| Hanford Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 10500 S 10th Ave, Hanford | — |
| Lemoore Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 244, Lemoore | — |
| Tulare Lake Drainage Dist | Drainage | Po Box 985, Corcoran | — |
| Cross Creek Flood Control Dist | Flood control | Po Box 985, Corcoran | — |
| Avenal Health Care District | Health | Po Box 370, Avenal | — |
| Kings Mosquito Abatement District | Health | 10871 Bonneyview Ln, Hanford | — |
| California Community Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 1400 W Lacey Blvd., Handford | Website |
| Kings County Housing Auth | Housing and community development | Po Box 355, Hanford | Website |
| Corcoran Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 566, Corcoran | — |
| Empire West Side Irrigatn Dist | Irrigation | Po Box 66, Stratford | — |
| Green Valley Water Dist | Irrigation | 944 Whitley Ave, Corcoran | — |
| Kings County Water District | Irrigation | 200 Campus Dr, Hanford | — |
| Lakeside Irrigation Water Dist | Irrigation | 9304 Houston Ave, Hanford | — |
| Melga Water District | Irrigation | Po Box 877, Corcoran | — |
| Stratford Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 538, Stratford | — |
| El Rico Groundwater Sustainability Agency | Natural resources and water supply | 1001 Chase Ave, Corcoran | Website |
| South Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency | Natural resources and water supply | 4886 E. Jensen Ave, Fresno | Website |
| Southwest Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency | Natural resources and water supply | 944 Whitley Ave, Corcoran | — |
| Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District | Natural resources and water supply | 1001 Chase Ave, Corcoran | — |
| Home Garden Community Service District | Other multi-function districts | 11677 2nd Place, Hanford | — |
| Kettleman City Community Service Dist | Other multi-function districts | 110 General Petroleum, Kettleman City | — |
| Kings County Association of Governments | Other multi-function districts | 339 W D Street, Lemoore | Website |
| California Public Financing Authority | Other single function districts | 1400 W. Lacey Blvd, Hanford | — |
| Corcoran Joint Powers Finance Authority | Other single function districts | 832 Whitley Ave, Corcoran | — |
| California Vanpool Authority (calvans) | Public mass transit utility | 1340 North Drive, Hanford | — |
| Kings County Area Public Transit Agency | Public mass transit utility | 610 W 7th St, Hanford | Website |
| Delta Lands Recl District 770 | Reclamation | Po Box 877, Corcoran | — |
| El Rico Reclamation District 1618 | Reclamation | Po Box 877, Corcoran | — |
| Homeland Reclamation District 780 | Reclamation | Po Box 877, Corcoran | — |
| Island 3 Reclamation District 771 | Reclamation | 9800 Cairo Ave, Laton | — |
| Island Reclamation District 776 | Reclamation | 6770 18 3/4 Ave, Lemoore | — |
| Kings County Consolidated Reclamation District 812 | Reclamation | Po Box 398, Corcoran | — |
| Lovelace Reclamation Dist 739 | Reclamation | Po Box 877, Corcoran | — |
| North Central Reclamation District 2071 | Reclamation | Po Box 877, Corcoran | — |
| Reclamation District 2069 | Reclamation | Po Box 874, Lemoore | — |
| Reclamation District 2125 | Reclamation | Po Box 877, Corcoran | — |
| Reclamation District 685 | Reclamation | Po Box 398, Corcoran | — |
| Tulare Lake Recl District 749 | Reclamation | Po Box 877, Corcoran | — |
| W H Wilbur Reclamation Dist 825 | Reclamation | 286 W Cromwell Ave, Fresno | — |
| Armona Community Services Dist | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 486, Armona | — |
| Stratford Public Utility Dist | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 85, Stratford | — |
| Excelsior-Kings River Resource Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 680 Campus Dr Ste E, Hanford | — |
| Tulare Lake Reclamation Dt 761 | Soil and water conservation | 23311 Newton Ave, Stratford | — |
| Tulare Lake Resource Conservation Dist | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 985, Corcoran | — |
| Kings Waste and Recycling Authority | Solid waste management | Po Box 1027, Hanford | Website |
| Devils Den Water Dist | Water supply utility | 27234 Bouquet Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita | — |
| Dudley Ridge Water District | Water supply utility | 286 W Cromwell Ave, Fresno | — |
| Salyer Water Dist | Water supply utility | Po Box 877, Corcoran | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Armona Union Elementary
School district3 schools
11115 C St., Armona, CA, 93202
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Central Union Elementary
School district4 schools
15783 18th Ave., Lemoore, CA, 93245
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Colusa County Office of Education
School district2 schools
345 5th St. Ste. A, Colusa, CA, 95932
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Corcoran Joint Unified
School district8 schools
1520 Patterson Ave., Corcoran, CA, 93212
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Hanford Elementary
School district12 schools
714 North White St., Hanford, CA, 93230
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Hanford Joint Union High
School district6 schools
823 West Lacey Blvd., Hanford, CA, 93230
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Island Union Elementary
Independent charter district1 schools
7799 21st Ave., Lemoore, CA, 93245
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Kings County Office of Education
School district3 schools
1144 West Lacey Blvd., Hanford, CA, 93230
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Kings County ROP
Specialized district1 schools
876 East D St, Lemoore, CA, 93245
Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary
Independent charter district1 schools
10300 Excelsior Ave., Hanford, CA, 93230
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Kings Valley Academy II District
Independent charter district1 schools
312 West Seventh St., Hanford, CA, 93280
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Kit Carson Union Elementary
School district2 schools
9895 Seventh Ave., Hanford, CA, 93230
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lakeside Union Elementary
School district1 schools
9100 Jersey Ave., Hanford, CA, 93230
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lemoore Middle College High District
Independent charter district1 schools
555 College Ave., Lemoore, CA, 93245
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lemoore Online College Preparatory High District
Independent charter district1 schools
555 College Ave., Lemoore, CA, 93245
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lemoore Union Elementary
School district8 schools
1200 West Cinnamon Dr., Lemoore, CA, 93245
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lemoore Union High
School district2 schools
5 Powell Ave., Lemoore, CA, 93245
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Pioneer Union Elementary
Independent charter district3 schools
1888 North Mustang Dr., Hanford, CA, 93230
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Reef-Sunset Unified
School district9 schools
1225 S. 7th Ave., Avenal, CA, 93204
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Hanford Farmers' Market
Irwin St. and 7th St., Hanford, CA, 93232
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
Lemoore Farmers' Market
D St. and Fox St., Lemoore, CA, 93245
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.