Kingston is home to 7,332 people in Rhode Island. This skews young, with a median age of 19.5. This is an unusually credentialed place: 77% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. 1,886 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $107,404, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 19.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
77% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kingston
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants63.7% → 81.9%(+18.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate11.1% → 1.8%(−9.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree69.4% → 77.0%(+7.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Kingston's population equals 5.6% of Washington County's. Its number of veterans equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 0.9% 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)77.8%(35)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 45 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
6,504
$109,074
$397,451
69.4%
22.2
2000
5,446
$102,302
$314,053
54.8%
35.6
2010
6,974
$73,727
$515,296
59.8%
39.4
2020
7,825
$136,165
$451,000
67.5%
45.7
2024
7,332
$107,404
$553,400
77.0%
46.3
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.
