King City is home to 13,604 people in California. The foreign-born share is 43%. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 29.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 33% less than in California as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,761, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about King City
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share66.6% → 88.3%(+21.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate14.3% → 23.0%(+8.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population7,634 → 13,604(+78%)US over the same years: +35%
King City's population equals 3.1% of Monterey County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.4%(34)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.7%(48)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(58)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.4%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 167 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
King City, decade by decade
King City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,634
$65,728
$255,367
12.0%
56.9
2000
11,094
$62,661
$241,551
8.0%
40.5
2010
12,874
$71,529
$340,941
6.1%
28.0
2020
13,332
$60,813
$341,674
5.7%
24.1
2024
13,604
$66,761
$449,900
11.4%
26.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
