Kingston is a city of 23,911 people in New York. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 3,196 people per square mile. Households here earn about 21% less than in New York as a whole. 17.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $68,186, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,186, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 100%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kingston
What changed most since 1990
White share86.2% → 61.2%(−24.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate11.8% → 17.6%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$228,487 → $315,500(+38%)US over the same years: +67%
Kingston's population equals 13% of Ulster County's. Its number of households without a car equals 26% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 20% 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)10.7%(78)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.9%(65)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.6%(318)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.9%(94)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.7%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 729 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
Kingston, decade by decade
Kingston 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
23,095
$69,921
$228,487
18.6%
30.9
2000
23,456
$57,553
$157,573
20.5%
48.3
2010
23,893
$66,315
$281,528
22.8%
63.8
2020
24,069
$65,827
$226,045
26.0%
72.8
2024
23,911
$68,186
$315,500
32.6%
72.2
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.
