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Coffee shops and cafes in Kings County, CA
How Kings County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,200 of 2,063 scored counties
#18 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 40
- 22 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $160.9M
- On food away from home · $3,652 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 154,327
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,652 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Kings County spend about $160.9M a year on food away from home. That is about $4M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Kings County has 40 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 55%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.1, 17% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kings County in 2023. That is one for every 1,421 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kings County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kings County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Kings County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,200 of 2,063 scored counties and #18 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Kings County compares
The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Kings County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 14.8 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,421 | 1,010 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.5% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,652 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,995 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 31All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 387
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4022 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kings County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Population and households in Kings County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 154,327+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,052
- Median age
- 32.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $70,995+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,359
- Median home value
- $324,300
- Jobs located here
- 45,618
- Daytime population
- 145,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 80 | 21 | 7.3 | $5.2M | +8.2% | #110 of 2,063 |
| 2San Benito County, CA | 63 | 22 | 10.7 | $4.6M | +8.6% | #503 of 2,063 |
| 3Madera County, CA | 61 | 36 | 7.9 | $4.8M | +7.4% | #562 of 2,063 |
| 4Contra Costa County, CA | 59 | 400 | 9.7 | $5.4M | +0.3% | #638 of 2,063 |
| 5Solano County, CA | 58 | 157 | 10.0 | $4.5M | +0.6% | #690 of 2,063 |
| 6San Joaquin County, CA | 58 | 258 | 10.5 | $4.1M | +5.5% | #699 of 2,063 |
| 7Merced County, CA | 56 | 74 | 8.6 | $4.1M | +5.1% | #777 of 2,063 |
| 8Riverside County, CA | 56 | 837 | 10.8 | $4M | +5.0% | #779 of 2,063 |
| 9Kern County, CA | 50 | 272 | 9.5 | $3.9M | +2.3% | #998 of 2,063 |
| 10Placer County, CA | 50 | 251 | 15.9 | $3.1M | +8.9% | #1,017 of 2,063 |
| 18Kings County, CA | 45 | 40 | 9.1 | $4M | +1.0% | #1,200 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Kings County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes48
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops38
- Pizza46
- Coffee shops and cafes45
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Kings County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 coffee shops and cafes in Kings County. 22 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kings County, CA spend on food away from home?
About $160.9M a year, or $3,652 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,052 households in Kings County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kings County, CA compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Kings County has 9.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Kings County would have about 43, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,421 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Kings County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Kings County at 154,327 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,052 households. Median household income in Kings County is $70,995, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Kings County scores 45 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,200 of 2,063 scored counties.
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