CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kingston

Rhode Island · 6,504 residents · 1.56 sq mi

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Kingston is a city of 6,504 people in Rhode Island. This skews young, with a median age of 19.9. This is an unusually credentialed place: 69% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $165,600. Households here earn about 41% more than in Rhode Island as a whole. Median household income runs $45,446, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 19.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

69% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,504

+19%vs 2000

vs 5,446 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

19.9

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 19.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.56 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 50.8%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 91.6%(101)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142%(130)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1947.3%(3,076)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2434.2%(2,224)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 344.1%(269)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 443.5%(230)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 542.6%(167)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 641.5%(100)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(85)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,446

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,159 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,700

−39%vs 2000

vs $10,952 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.1%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$165,600

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $172,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$473

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $591 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.0% in 2000

36.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.2%(4,586)

Black3.1%(168)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(250)

Asian4.6%(249)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(6,019)

Black2.6%(168)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(163)

Asian3.8%(245)

Other1.1%(72)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican4%(292)

South American1.2%(91)

Central American1.1%(79)

Mexican1.1%(77)

Puerto Rican0.9%(63)

Guatemalan0.7%(51)

Peruvian0.5%(38)

Colombian0.3%(23)

Ecuadorian0.3%(21)

Salvadoran0.2%(12)

Honduran0.2%(11)

Chilean0.1%(9)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.1%(5)

Spaniard0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(50)

Filipino0.5%(34)

Korean0.4%(30)

Laotian0.4%(29)

Cambodian0.3%(21)

Japanese0.3%(20)

Sri Lankan0.2%(15)

Vietnamese0.1%(9)

Asian Indian0.1%(9)

Pakistani0.1%(9)

Ancestry

American29.2%(2,140)

Irish17.7%(1,297)

Italian15.3%(1,119)

English10.1%(743)

German7.9%(576)

Polish3.8%(279)

French2.6%(191)

Portuguese2.4%(173)

French Canadian2.3%(169)

Swedish2.2%(162)

Greek1.6%(116)

Austrian1.5%(109)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.3%(96)

Russian1.2%(87)

West Indian1.2%(85)

Subsaharan African1.1%(81)

Dutch0.9%(64)

Scottish0.8%(61)

Armenian0.6%(42)

Cape Verdean0.5%(39)

Haitian0.4%(29)

Arab0.4%(26)

Turkish0.3%(24)

Ukrainian0.3%(23)

Czech0.3%(22)

Romanian0.3%(22)

Jamaican0.3%(20)

Lithuanian0.3%(19)

Croatian0.2%(18)

Nigerian0.2%(18)

Iraqi0.2%(16)

Slovak0.2%(14)

Lebanese0.1%(10)

Belgian0.1%(10)

Danish0.1%(8)

Iranian0.1%(6)

British0.1%(4)

Hungarian0%(3)

Swiss0%(2)

Welsh0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

69.4%

+14.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.8%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

39.3%

+12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+81%vs 2000

vs 10.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married83.2%(2,409)

Married16%(464)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced0.7%(21)

Women 15+

Never married83.5%(3,435)

Married12.2%(502)

Widowed2%(83)

Divorced2.2%(92)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.9%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 5.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.3%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 64.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

40.1%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

3.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

94.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 94.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

10.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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