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Kettleman City is a small town of 1,002 people in Kings County, California. It's about 28 miles from Hanford, CA and 54 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,002people
$141kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
99° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,002
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,749 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Fresno, CA
- 28 mi to Hanford, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$891/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 41 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to FAT airport
- 55 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 262 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kings County: R+23 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk