Community Economic Profile
Hanford
Kings County, California



Community Facilities

 

Health:

Hanford has two general hospitals with 108 beds and 24 hour emergency care facilities. In addition to basic acute care, services such as Spiral CT Scanner, Intermediate Care Neo-natal Nursery, Cath Lab and Home Health Care. There are 113.9 doctors and 44.7 dentists per 100,000, population in Hanford.

 

Education:

Fifteen elementary schools, two junior high schools and two high schools. Four four-year institutions, CSU Fresno, Chapman University at LNAS, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Fresno Pacific College, are within 30 miles. Six community colleges are within 30 miles, including one branch campus in Hanford. About 30 vocational-technical schools are located within commutable distance, including four in Hanford.

 

Cultural:

Sixty churches, one library, three newspapers, three museums, three radio stations, nine direct TV channels, one cable TV system, twelve banks, ten parks, six baseball parks, eighteen movie screens, eighty-one restaurants, two theatrical groups, once art center and one local symphony orchestra. Other recreational facilities include municipal swimming pool, skateboard park, two 18-hole golf courses, and one private country club. Year-round activities are available for various ages through City Recreation Department, the local YMCA and 100 community clubs and organizations. The Sierra Nevada mountains and the Pacific Ocean are within a two hour drive.