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SheetAZ-KINGMAN-AZ · Kingman, AZ 33,850 pop · income 36th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Kingman
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Kingman on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Sun · lowest
52,111
Sun · lowest
52,111 median HH income
28.2% of the leader · rank #1
Coffman Cove · near
60,417
Coffman Cove · near
60,417 median HH income
32.7% of the leader · rank #2
Moore · near
60,417
Moore · near
60,417 median HH income
32.7% of the leader · rank #3
Camargo · near
60,417
Camargo · near
60,417 median HH income
32.7% of the leader · rank #4
Summit · near
60,417
Summit · near
60,417 median HH income
32.7% of the leader · rank #5
Kingman · this city
60,418
Kingman · this city
60,418 median HH income
32.7% of the leader · rank #6
Leawood · highest
184,976
Leawood · highest
184,976 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Kingman on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 33,850.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Kingman - the verdict
Nationally, Kingman sits in the 36th percentile for household income and the 10th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
36th
percentile, household income
54th
percentile, home value
64th
percentile, median rent
10th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Kingman, AZ
Arizona's Kingman is a small city, with 33,850 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Kingman report a median income of $60,418 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.7%. Kingman's housing stock carries a median value of $242,700, and the median resident age is 44.2 years. About 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 47.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 196 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 34% from five years earlier. Kingman's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 3600.7 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Arizona tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Arizona at 100.7 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,419 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Arizona's average monthly utility costs around $215 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 84.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Kingman's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to population change to work and mobility to housing and income to reported crime to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Kingman, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, annual population history, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Kingman?
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 19.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2,930 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +8.9% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 196 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
What does the journey to work look like in Kingman?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 80.2%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Which cities make useful reference points for Kingman?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Arizona, the closest population matches are Sahuarita (35,012 residents, $100,719 income); El Mirage (35,823 residents, $74,764 income); San Luis (35,998 residents, $57,364 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Leawood, KS (33,844 residents); Cibolo, TX (33,829 residents); Deer Park, TX (33,823 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Kingman?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 8.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
4.0×
Home value
$242,700
Household income
$60,418
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Kingman?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 3600.7 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 58% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
3600.7
Violent rate
221.1
Property rate
3379.7
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Below median income · poverty 8.7% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
100.7 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Arizona average
F
City profile score · Kingman, AZ
39/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate D
8.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime D
221 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
100.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$60,418
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
19.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Kingman profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 45/100 (D) · 8.7%
Violent crime: 45/100 (D) · 221 /100k
Cost of living: 37/100 (F) · 100.7 index
Household income: 35/100 (F) · $60,418
Bachelor's+ share: 34/100 (F) · 19.9%
Where Kingman sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Kingman's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Kingman highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Kingman, AZ (this city): home $242,700, crime 3,601/100k
Leawood, KS : home $620,400, crime 1,579/100k
Cibolo, TX : home $324,600, crime 994/100k
Deer Park, TX : home $238,900, crime 1,394/100k
Woodridge, IL : home $345,200, crime 878/100k
Weatherford, TX : home $285,000, crime 1,712/100k
Englewood, CO : home $534,000, crime 5,908/100k
Sahuarita, AZ : home $341,800, crime 1,069/100k
El Mirage, AZ : home $282,000, crime 1,639/100k
San Luis, AZ : home $197,400, crime 637/100k
Apache Junction, AZ : home $196,700, crime 1,938/100k
How does Kingman compare to other US cities?
Kingman measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income36% higher than other cities
Home value54% pricier than other cities
Median rent64% pricier than other cities
Safety10% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Arizona and the picture shifts: Kingman ranks #54 of 61 Arizona cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Kingman against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Arizona only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Arizona-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Kingman near the bottom of Arizona's cities
Among the 394 Arizona cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Kingman ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Kingman only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#149 of 333
55th percentile in Arizona
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 394
0th percentile in Arizona
Median Home Value
#127 of 327
61st percentile in Arizona
Poverty Rate
#202 of 393
48th percentile in Arizona
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#147 of 394
62nd percentile in Arizona
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Arizona only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
36th percentile nationally for median household income · 10th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Kingman's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Kingman's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Kingman's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$242,70046th percentilemore affordable than 46% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Kingman's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#10,753 of 15,516
More affordable than 31% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,002 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.0×, Kingman sits in the moderate band:
national rank #10,753 of 15,516 and #2,002 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$60,418Kingman, AZ median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Kingman, AZ median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Kingman, AZ.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)19.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)47.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
33,850
Median Income
$60,418
Median Home Value
$242,700
Median Age
44.2
Poverty Rate
8.7%
Labor force participation
47.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
19.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
3600.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
221.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
3379.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Kingman's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
32,899 residents
2021
33,883 residents
2022
34,849 residents
2023
35,282 residents
2024
35,585 residents
2025
35,829 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
196
housing units authorized
Single-Family
192
detached homes
Multifamily
4
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
5.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
295
279
16
$49.2M
2020
407
372
35
$60.0M
2021
374
348
26
$53.5M
2022
261
259
2
$78.0M
2023
219
217
2
$43.7M
2024
196
192
4
$75.0M
Permit volume decreased 34% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
80.2%
Carpool
10.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
Walk
1.4%
Work from Home
6.3%
Other
1.5%
Based on 12,907 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Arizona statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $215
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Arizona at $215 (electricity about $131 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Arizona statewide averages, not a meter reading for Kingman. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Arizona's BEA cost-of-living index is 100.7 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Kingman is $1,419/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Arizona statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 84.5 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Arizona statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Kingman sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Kingman compares to similar-size Arizona cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.