Kings County Profile
Kings County is home to major food processors, including Del Monte Foods, Leprino Foods, Marquez Brothers and OLAM Spices & Vegetable Ingredients. Naval Air Station Lemoore, home to the Navy’s newest strike fighter, the F-35C Lightning II, is located in Kings County. Recent arrivals include Faraday Future, the start-up ultra-luxury supercar manufacturer, and World Surf League / Kelly Slater Wave Co.’s Surf Ranch. Kings County is flanked by State Route 99 and Interstate 5, providing excellent logistical connections to California, the West Coast and the Pacific Rim. Providing rail service to Kings County businesses are the BNSF Railway and San Joaquin Valley Railroad. Amtrak currently provides rail service to Kings County, and California’s High Speed Rail will serve the county in the future.
Kings County Economy Overview
Kings County
152,981
Population
61,568
Total Regional Employment
$63,300
Median Household Income
Latest Economic Development News
Top Real Estate Deals
- Marquez Brothers – Leader in Cheese production expanding
- Central Valley Meat – Leader in Food Processing expanding – recent acquisition
- Tennessee-based Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC, is building a new fertilizer and crop input products storage facility in Lemoore that should be completed before the end of 2025.
- High Speed Railway – Moving along – Train Station for Kings-Tulare will be located in Hanford with generation of traffic and creation of 1,000 acres available for Industrial/Commercial.
Highlights of Utility Infrastructure
- Pacific Gas & Electric provides utilities throughout the majority of the County.
- Southern California Edison serves a small part of the northern tip of the County.
- Southern California Gas provides gas to the county.
Local incentives
- Negotiated on a project by project basis.
Examples of Unique Workforce Training Initiatives
- Kings EDC assisted with three major solar projects in the north end of the county. Through coordination with partner Kings County Job Training Office, JTO, more than $32,000 in subsidies was secured to support the projects, 70 new hires were referred to JTO for supportive services, 82 job seekers were referred to solar companies, and 150 Kings County residents attended a solar job fair hosted by JTO.
- Kings EDC worked alongside its partner agency, Kings County Job Training Office, JTO, to process grant applications for the Kings County COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Program. Of the 491 applications received from Kings County businesses, 347 were awarded with funding. Grant awards totaled $5,918,869 positively affecting 1,576 Kings County employees.